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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.
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§. 4. Direct. 4. Subdue foolish shame or bashfulness, and get a holy fortitude of mind. Remember1 what a sin it is to be ashamed of such a master, and such a cause and work, which all would be glad to own at last? And that when the wicked are not ashamed of the service of the Devil, and the basest works. And remember that threatening, Mark. 8. 38. Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the Glory of his Father with the holy Angels.
§. 4. Direct. 4. Subdue foolish shame or bashfulness, and get a holy fortitude of mind. Remember1 what a sin it is to be ashamed of such a master, and such a cause and work, which all would be glad to own at last? And that when the wicked are not ashamed of the service of the Devil, and the basest works. And remember that threatning, Mark. 8. 38. Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the Glory of his Father with the holy Angels.
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§. 5. Direct. 5. Be always furnished with those particular truths which may be most useful in this 1service. Study to do your work (in your degree) as Ministers study to do theirs: Who are not contented with the habitual furniture of their minds, but they also make particular preparations, for their particular work. If you are to go into the field to your labour, you will take those tools with you by which it must be done: so do when you go abroad among any that you may do good to, and be not unfurnished for edifying discourse.