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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.
21. When Christ is urged at Pilates Barr to speak for himself, he holds his peace: Teaching us to expect to be questioned at the Judgement Seat of man; and not to be over-careful for the vindicating of our Names, from their most odious calumnies, because the Judgement that will fully justify us, is sure and near.
21. When Christ is urged at Pilates Barr to speak for himself, he holds his peace: Teaching us to expect to be questioned at the Judgement Seat of man; and not to be over-careful for the vindicating of our Names, from their most odious calumnies, because the Judgement that will fully justifie us, is sure and near.
22. When Christ is in his Agony, his Disciples fail him: when he is judged and crucified, they1 forsook him and fled: To teach us not to be too confident in the best of men, nor to expect much from them in a time of trial, but to take up our comfort in God alone, when all our nearest friends shall fail us.
22. When Christ is in his Agony, his Disciples fail him: when he is judged and crucified, they1 forsook him and fled: To teach us not to be too confident in the best of men, nor to expect much from them in a time of tryal, but to take up our comfort in God alone, when all our nearest friends shall fail us.
23. Upon the Cross he suffereth the torments and ignominy of death for us, praying for his Murderers: Leaving us an example that we should follow his steps;