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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.
10. That it should poison all our common mercies, and corrupt all our duties, is an aggravation. But we shall take up some of these anon.
10. That it should poyson all our common mercies, and corrupt all our duties, is an aggravation. But we shall take up some of these anon.
§. 18. The special Aggravations of the sins of Gods own Children are these. 1. They sin against1 a nearer Relation than others do; even against that God that is their Father by the new birth, which is more heinous than if a stranger did it.
§. 18. The special Aggravations of the sins of Gods own Children are these. 1. They sin against1 a neerer Relation than others do; even against that God that is their Father by the new birth, which is more heynous than if a stranger did it.
- 1See the Assembl•• larger Catechism about aggravations of sin.
2. They are Christs own members: and it is most unnatural for his Members to rebel against him, or do him wrong.