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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.
Part 4 › Chapter 14: Directions against soul-murder, and partaking of other mens sins.
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. 16. Also an honest name for sin, and a dishonest name for duty to God, doth serve the turn for many mens perdition. To call drunkenness [good fellowship, or to take a Cup,] and Gluttony [good house keeping,] and voluptuousness [recreation or pastime;] and pride [the maintaining of their honour;] and worldliness [good husbandry;] and prodigality [liberality;] and lust and whoredom, [Love, and having a Mistress,] and oppression [the seeking of their due;] and perfidious dissimulation [Courtship;] and jeering [Wittiness;] These and more such are traps for souls. And of the same use is the calling of duties by names of vice, which tend to make them odious or contemptible.
§. 16. 16. Also an honest name for sin, and a dishonest name for duty to God, doth serve the turn for many mens perdition. To call drunkenness [good fellowship, or to take a Cup,] and Gluttony [good house keeping,] and voluptuousness [recreation or pastime;] and pride [the maintaining of their honour;] and worldliness [good husbandry;] and prodigality [liberality;] and lust and whoredome, [Love, and having a Mistris,] and oppression [the seeking of their due;] and perfidious dissimulation [Courtship;] and jeering [Wittiness;] These and more such are traps for souls. And of the same use is the calling of duties by names of vice, which tend to make them odious or contemptible.
§. 17. 17. Also the flattering of sinners, and praising them in their sin, is a soul murdering encouragement to them in ill doing: And great sinners seldom want such enemies.
§. 17. 17. Also the flattering of sinners, and praising them in their sin, is a soul murdering encouragement to them in ill doing: And great sinners seldome want such enemies.
§. 18. 18 An obedient readiness to all that wicked Superiors command, is an encouragement to them to proceed in mischief. If Parents or Masters command their inferiors to spend the Lords Day in dancing or other unlawful exercises; or bid them steal, or lye, or forbid them to worship God; those that obey them, do harden them in their sin: As Daniel and the three Witnesses had done