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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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§. 15. Direct. 2. Labour clearly to understand the evil of sin, both intrinsical in it self, and in 1its aggravation• and effects. When you have found out where it is, and wherein it doth consist, find out the malignity, and odiousness of it. I have heard some Christians complain, that they read much to show them the evil of sin in its Effects, but meet with few that show them its evil in it self sufficiently: But if you see not the evil of sin in it self as well as in the effects, it will but tempt you to think God unjust in over-punishing it; and it will keep you from the principal part of true Repentance and Mortification; which lieth in hating sin, as sin. I shall therefore show you wherein the intrinsical malignity of sin consisteth.
§. 15. Direct. 2. Labour clearly to understand the evil of sin, both intrinsecal in it self, and in 1its aggravation• and effects. When you have found out where it is, and wherein it doth consist, find out the malignity, and odiousness of it. I have heard some Christians complain, that they read much to shew them the evil of sin in its Effects, but meet with few that shew them its evil in it self sufficiently: But if you see not the evil of sin in it self as well as in the effects, it will but tempt you to think God unjust in overpunishing it; and it will keep you from the principal part of true Repentance and Mortification; which lieth in hating sin, as sin. I shall therefore shew you wherein the intrinsical malignity of sin consisteth.
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§. 16. 1. Sin is (formally) the violation of the perfect holy, righteous Law of God.