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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.
§. 25. Direct. 6. Think well what pure and sweet delights a holy soul may enjoy from God, in his 1holy service: and then you will see what sin is, which robbeth him of these delights, and preferreth fleshly lusts before them. O how happily might we perform every duty? and how fruitfully might we serve our Lord? and what delights should we find in his Love and acceptation, and the foresight of everlasting blessedness, if it were not for sin? which bringeth down the soul from the doors of Heaven, to wallow with Swine, in a beloved Dunghill.
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§. 26. Direct. 7. Bethink you what a life it is which you must live for ever, if you live in Heaven; 1and what a life the Holy ones there now live: and then think whether sin, which is so contrary to it, be not a vile and hateful thing? Either you would live in Heaven, or not. If not, you are not those I speak to▪ If you would, you know that there's no sinning! No worldly mind; no pride, no passion, no fleshly lust or pleasures there. O did you but see and hear one hour, how those blessed Spirits are taken up in loving and magnifying the glorious God, in purity and holiness? and how far they are from sin? it would make you loth sin ever after, and look on sinners, as on men in Bedlam wallowing naked in their dung. Especially to think, that you hope your selves to live for ever like those holy Spirits, and therefore sin doth ill beseem you.
§. 26. Direct. 7. Bethink you what a life it is which you must live for ever, if you live in Heaven; 1and what a life the Holy ones there now live: and then think whether sin, which is so contrary to it, be not a vile and hateful thing? Either you would live in Heaven, or not. If not, you are not those I speak to If you would, you know that there's no sinning! No worldly mind; no pride, no passion, no fleshly lust or pleasures there. O did you but see and hear one hour, how those blessed Spirits are taken up in loving and magnifying the glorious God, in purity and holiness? and how far they are from sin? it would make you lothe sin ever after, and look on sinners, as on men in Bedlam wallowing naked in their dung. Especially to think, that you hope your selves to live for ever like those holy Spirits, and therefore sin doth ill beseem you.