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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 16 › Section 2: Tit. 2. Directions for Christian Conference and Edifying speech.
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.
§. 2. Direct. 2. Especially see that you soundly Believe your selves what you are to speak to others. 1He that hath secret infidelity at his heart, and is himself unsatisfied whether there be a Heaven and Hell, and whether sin be so bad, and holiness so necessary as the Scripture speaks, will speak but heartlessly of them to another. But if we believe these things as if we saw them with our eyes, how heartily shall we discourse of them?
§. 2. Direct. 2. Especially see that you soundly Believe your selves what you are to speak to others. 1He that hath secret infidelity at his heart, and is himself unsatisfied whether there be a Heaven and Hell, and whether sin be so bad, and holiness so necessary as the Scripture speaks, will speak but heartlesly of them to another. But if we believe these things as if we saw them with our eyes, how heartily shall we discourse of them?
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§. 3. Direct. 3. Keep a compassionate sense of the misery, of ignorant ungodly impenitent souls. 1Think what a miserable bondage of darkness and sensuality they are in: and that it is light that must recover them: Think oft how quickly they must dye, and what an appearance they must make before the Lord; and how miserable they must be for ever, if now they be not convinced and sanctified? And sure this will stir up your bowels to pity them, and make you speak.
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