A Christian Directory

Name: A Christian Directory
Author: Richard Baxter

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.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673

[35], 929, [5], 214 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. · 1.2M words · Wing B1219 · ESTC R21847

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Part 1 › Chapter 3 › Direction 8: DIRECT. VIII. Remember that you are Related to Christ as the Physician of your souls, a…Part 1 › Chapter 3 › Direction 8: DIRECT. VIII. Remember that you are Related to Christ as the Physicion of your souls, a…

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§. 40. Direct. 9. Bestow your first and chiefest labour to kill sin at the Root: To cleanse the Heart,¹ which is the fountain: For out of the heart cometh the evils of the life. Know which are the Master-Roots; and bend your greatest care and industry to mortify those: And that is especially these that follow; 1. Ignorance. 2. Unbelief. 3. Inconsiderateness. 4. Selfishness and Pride. 5. Fleshliness, in pleasing a brutish appetite, lust or fantasy. 6. Senseless, hard-heartedness and sleepiness, in sin.

§. 40. Direct. 9. Bestow your first and chiefest labour to kill sin at the Root: To cleanse the Heart,¹ which is the fountain: For out of the heart cometh the evils of the life. Know which are the Master-Roots; and bend your greatest care and industry to mortifie those: And that is especially these that follow; 1. Ignorance. 2. Unbelief. 3. Inconsiderateness. 4. Selfishness and Pride. 5. Fleshliness, in pleasing a bruitish appetite, lust or fantasie. 6. Senseless, hard-heartedness and sleepiness, in sin.

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§. 41. Direct. 10. Account the world and all its pleasures, wealth and honours no better than indeed¹ they are, and then Satan will find no bait to catch you. Esteem all as dung with Paul, Phil. 3. 8. And no man will sin, and sell his soul, for that which he accounteth but as dung.

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A Christian Directory

DIRECT. IX. Spend all your days in a skilful, vigilant, resolute and valiant War against the Flesh,¹ the World and the Devil, as those that have covenanted to follow Christ the Captain of your Salvation.

DIRECT. IX. Spend all your dayes in a skilful, vigilant, resolute and valiant War against the Flesh,¹ the World and the Devil, as those that have covenanted to follow Christ the Captain of your Salvation.

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DIRECT. IX. Spend all your days in a skilful, vigilant, resolute and valiant War against the Flesh,1 the World and the Devil, as those that have covenanted to follow Christ the Captain of your Salvation.

DIRECT. IX. Spend all your dayes in a skilful, vigilant, resolute and valiant War against the Flesh,1 the World and the Devil, as those that have covenanted to follow Christ the Captain of your Salvation.

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DIRECT. IX. Spend all your days in a skilful, vigilant, resolute and valiant War against the Flesh,¹ the World and the Devil, as those that have covenanted to follow Christ the Captain of your Salvation.

DIRECT. IX. Spend all your dayes in a skilful, vigilant, resolute and valiant War against the Flesh,¹ the World and the Devil, as those that have covenanted to follow Christ the Captain of your Salvation.