A26892:7764
A Christian Directory
A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And on the same subject men have several Modes of Writing: As one excelleth in accurate Method, and another in clear convincing argumentation, and another in an affectionate taking style: And the same Book that doth one, cannot well do the other, because the same style will not do it.
Object. But the ancient Fathers used not so many Books as we do, no not one for our hundreds: And yet we honour them above the Neotericks: They lived before these Libraries had a being. Yea, they exhort Divines to be learned in the holy Scriptures, and the fourth Council of Carthage forbade the reading of the Heathens Books: And many Heretics are accused by the Fathers and Historians, as being studied in Logic, and curious in common Sciences: And Paul saith, that the Scriptures are able to make us wise unto salvation.
Object. But the antient Fathers used not so many Books as we do, no not one for our hundreds: And yet we honour them above the Neotericks: They lived before these Libraries had a being. Yea, they exhort Divines to be learned in the holy Scriptures, and the fourth Council of Carthage forbad the reading of the Heathens Books: And many Hereticks are accused by the Fathers and Historians, as being studied in Logick, and curious in common Sciences: And Paul saith, that the Scriptures are able to make us wise unto salvation.
Answ. 1. And yet the New Testament was written (or most of it) after Paul said so: which showeth that he meant not to exclude more writing.
Answ. 1. And yet the New Testament was written (or most of it) after Paul said so: which sheweth that he meant not to exclude more writing.