A26892:8326
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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§. 11. Prop. 3. All personal wrongs so far as they are merely against my self, and disable me not from my duty to God and my Neighbour, I may and must forgive: For my own interest is put more in my own power; and here it is that I am commanded to forgive. If you say that I am bound to preserve my own life and soul as much as another's; I answer, It's true; I am bound to preserve my own and another's ultimately for the service and glory of God; and Gods interest in me I cannot remit or give away. As there is no obligation to duty but what is Originally from God, so there is none but what is Ultimately for God, even to Please and Glorify him.
§. 11. Prop. 3. All personal wrongs so far as they are meerly against my self, and disable me not from my duty to God and my Neighbour, I may and must forgive: For my own interest is put more in my own power; and here it is that I am commanded to forgive. If you say that I am bound to preserve my own life and soul as much as anothers; I answer, It's true; I am bound to preserve my own and anothers ultimately for the service and glory of God; and Gods interest in me I cannot remit or give away. As there is no obligation to duty but what is Originally from God, so there is none but what is Ultimately for God, even to Please and Glorifie him.
Obj. But if this be all I shall forgive no wrongs: for there is none which doth not some way hinder me in my duty.
Answ. Yes, there may be many to your body, your estate and name, which yet may be no disablement or hinderance to you, except you make it so your self: As if you receive a box on the Ear, or be slandered or reviled where none heareth it but your self, or such as will make no evil use of it; or if a little be diminished injuriously out of a superfluous estate, or so as to be employed as well as you would have done. 2. But I further answer this objection in the next propositions.