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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.
28. It is a contempt of the attractive Love of God, who should be the End, and Felicity, and Pleasure of the soul. As if all that Love and Goodness of God, were not enough to draw or keep the heart to him, and to satisfy us and make us happy; or he were fit to be our full delight. And it showeth the want of Love to God: For if we Loved him rightly we should willingly obey him.
28. It is a contempt of the attractive Love of God, who should be the End, and Felicity, and Pleasure of the soul. As if all that Love and Goodness of God, were not enough to draw or keep the heart to him, and to satisfie us and make us happy; or he were fit to be our full delight. And it sheweth the want of Love to God: For if we Loved him rightly we should willingly obey him.
29. It is a setting up the sordid creature, before the Creator, and dung before Heaven, as if it were more worthy of our Love and Choice, and fitter to be our Delight; and the Pleasure of sin were better for us than the Glory of Heaven
30. In all which it appeareth, that it is a practical Atheism, in its degree; A taking down God, or denying him to be God: and a practical Idolatry, setting up our selves and other creatures in his stead.