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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.
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§. 25. 25. And so are they that secretly rejoice in sin, or consent to it, or approve it, when it is done: which if they manifest, it is pernicious to others also.
§. 25. 25. And so are they that secretly rejoyce in sin, or consent to it, or approve it, when it is done: which if they manifest, it is pernicious to others also.
§. 26. 26. Lastly, A coldness or indifferency in the doing of our duty against sin, without just zeal, and pity to the sinner, and reverence to the truth, is a way of guilt, and hurteth others: To reprove sin as Eli did his sons; or to speak against it lightly, as between jest and earnest, is the way to make the sinner think, that it is a small or jesting matter. To persuade men to conversion or a godly life, without a melting love and pity to their souls, and without the reverence of God, and seriousness of mind, which the nature and weight of the thing requireth, is the way to harden them in their sin and misery. All these ways may a man be guilty, 1. Of the sin; and 2. The perdition of another.
§. 26. 26. Lastly, A coldness or indifferency in the doing of our duty against sin, without just zeal, and pity to the sinner, and reverence to the truth, is a way of guilt, and hurteth others: To reprove sin as Eli did his sons; or to speak against it lightly, as between jeast and earnest, is the way to make the sinner think, that it is a small or jeasting matter. To perswade men to conversion or a godly life, without a melting love and pity to their souls, and without the reverence of God, and seriousness of mind, which the nature and weight of the thing requireth, is the way to harden them in their sin and misery. All these wayes may a man be guilty, 1. Of the sin; and 2. The perdition of another.
§. 27. But here (on the Negative part) take notice of these things following.