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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
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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.
§. 22. Direct. 3. Think well both how Holy the office and work of the Holy Ghost is, and how great 1a mercy it is to us: Shall God himself the Heavenly light come down into a sinful heart, to illuminate and […] it? and yet shall I keep my darkness and defilement, in opposition to such wonderful mercy? Though all sin against the Holy Ghost be not the unpardonable blasphemy, yet all is aggravated hereby.
§. 22. Direct. 3. Think well both how Holy the office and work of the Holy Ghost is, and how great 1a mercy it is to us: Shall God himself the Heavenly light come down into a sinful heart, to illuminate and 〈…〉 it? and yet shall I keep my darkness and defilement, in opposition to such wonderful mercy? Though all sin against the Holy Ghost be not the unpardonable blasphemy, yet all is aggravated hereby.
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§. 23. Direct. 4. Know and consider the wonderful Love and Mercy of God, and think what he hath 1d•ne for you, and you will hate sin, and be ashamed of it. It is an aggravation which makes sin odious even to common reason and ingenuity▪ that we should offend a God of infinite Goodness; who hath filled up our lives with Mercy? It will grieve you if you have wronged an extraordinary friend? His Love and kindness will come into your thoughts, and make you angry with your own unkindness. Here look over the Catalogue of Gods mercies to you, for soul and body. And here observe that Satan in hiding the Love of God from you, and tempting you under pretence of humility, to deny his greatest special mercy, doth seek to destroy your repentance and humiliation also, by hiding the greatest aggravation of your sin.