A26892:901
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.
§. 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.
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§. 24. Direct. 5. Think what the soul of man is made for, and should be used to, even to Love, obey 1and glorify our Maker: and then you will see what sin is which disableth and perverteth it. How excellent, and high, and holy a work are we created for and called to? and should we defile the Temple •• God? and serve the Devil in filthiness and folly, where we should entertain, and serve and magnify our Creator?
§. 24. Direct. 5. Think what the soul of man is made for, and should be used to, even to Love, obey 1and glorifie our Maker: and then you will see what sin is which disableth and perverteth it. How excellent, and high, and holy a work are we created for and called to? and should we defile the Temple •• God? and serve the Devil in filthiness and folly, where we should entertain, and serve and magnifie our Creator?