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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.
CHAP. IX. Directions for the forgiving of Enemies and those that injure us, Against Wrath, 1and Malice, and Revenge, and Persecution.
- 1See Tom. 1. Ch. against Anger.
§. 1. IT is not only actual Murder which is forbidden in the sixth Commandment, but also all inordinate Wrath, and Malice and desires of Revenge, and injuring the person of our neighbour or our enemy: For so the Prophet and Judge of the Church hath himself expounded it, Mat. 5. 21, 22. Anger hath a hurting inclination, and Malice is a fixed Anger; and Revenge is the fruit of both or either of them. He that will be free from injurious actions, must subdue that wrath and malice which is their cause. Heart-murders and injuries must be carefully rooted up: For out of the Heart proceed evil thoughts and murders, &c. Matth. 15. 19. This is the fire of Hell on which an evil tongue is set, James 3. 6. and this must be quenched if you would be innocent.
§. 1. IT is not only actual Murder which is forbidden in the sixth Comm•ndment, but also all inordinate Wrath, and Malice and desires of Revenge, and injuring the person of our neighbour or our enemy: For so the Prophet and Judge of the Church hath himself expounded it, Mat. 5. 21, 22. Anger hath a hurting inclination, and Malice is a fixed Anger; and Revenge is the fruit of both or either of them. He that will be free from injurious actions, must subdue that wrath and malice which is their cause. Heart-murders and injuries must be carefully rooted up: For out of the Heart proceed evil thoughts and murders, &c.