A26892:826
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.
§. 16. 1. Sin is (formally) the violation of the perfect holy, righteous Law of God.
2. It is a denial or contempt of the Authority, or Governing-power of God: As if we said, Thou shalt not be our Governor in this.
2. It is a denyal or contempt of the Authority, or Governing-power of God: As if we said, Thou shalt not be our Governour in this.
3. It is an usurping the Sovereign Power to our selves of governing our selves, in that act: For when we refuse Gods Government, we set up our selves in his stead; and so make Gods of our selves as to our selves; as if we were self-sufficient, independent, and had Right hereto.
3. It is an usurping the Soveraign Power to our selves of governing our selves, in that act: For when we refuse Gods Government, we set up our selves in his stead; and so make Gods of our selves as to our selves; as if we were self-sufficient, independent, and had Right hereto.
4. It is a denying or contempt of the Wisdom of God, as if he had unwisely made us a Law, which is unmeet to Rule us.