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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
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A Christian Directory. TOM. IV. Christian Politics.
A Christian Directory. TOM. IV. Christian Politicks.
CHAP. I. General Rules for an Upright Conversation.
§. 1. SOLOMON saith, Prov. 10. 9. He that walketh uprightly walketh surely. And Perfection and Uprightness are the characters of Job, Chap. 1. 1, 8. & 2. 3. And in the Scripture to be Upright or Righteous, and to walk uprightly, and to do righteously are the titles of those that are acceptable to God. And by Uprightness is meant not only sincerity as opposed to Hypocrisy; but also Rectitude of Heart and Life, as opposed to crookedness or sin; and this as it is found in various Degrees: of which we use to call the lowest degree that is saving by the name of sincerity, and the highest by the name of Perfection.
§. 1. SOLOMON saith, Prov. 10. 9. He that walketh uprightly walketh surely. And Perfection and Uprightness are the characters of Iob, Chap. 1. 1, 8. & 2. 3. And in the Scripture to be Upright or Righteous, and to walk uprightly, and to do righteously are the titles of those that are acceptable to God. And by Uprightness is meant not only sincerity as opposed to Hypocrisie; but also Rectitude of Heart and Life, as opposed to crookedness or sin; and this as it is found in various Degrees: of which we use to call the lowest degree that is saving by the name of sincerity, and the highest by the name of Perfection.