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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.
Part 1 › Chapter 3 › Direction 9 › The Methods of Christ against the Tempter.
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.
§. 60. But more particularly he looketh principally at the heart to plant there. 1. Holy Knowledge. 2. Faith. 3. Godliness or holy devotedness to God and Love to him above all. 4. Thankfulness. 5. Obedience. 6. Humility. 7. Heavenly-mindedness. 8. Love to others. 9. Self-denial and Mortification, and contentment. 10. Patience. And in all these, 1. sincerity, 2. tenderness of heart, 3. •eal, and holy strength and resolution. And withal to make us actually serviceable, and diligent in our masters work, for our own and others salvation.
§. 60. But more particularly he looketh principally at the heart to plant there. 1. Holy Knowledge. 2. Faith. 3. Godlyness or holy devotedness to God and Love to him above all. 4. Thankfulness. 5. Obedience. 6. Humility. 7. Heavenly-mindedness. 8. Love to others. 9. Self-denial and Mortification, and contentment. 10. Patience. And in all these, 1. sincerity, 2. tenderness of heart, 3. •eal, and holy strength and resolution. And withal to make us actually serviceable, and diligent in our masters work, for our own and others salvation.
§. 61. II. Christs order in working is direct, and not backward as the Devils is: He first revealeth saving truth to the understanding, and affecteth the will •• showing the Goodness of the things revealed: And these employ the Thoughts, and Passions, and Senses, and the whole body, reducing the inferior faculties to obedience, and casting out by degrees those images which had deceived and prepossessed them.
§. 61. II. Christs order in working is direct, and not backward as the Devils is: He first revealeth saving truth to the understanding, and affecteth the will •• shewing the Goodness of the things revealed: And these employ the Thoughts, and Passions, and Senses, and the whole body, reducing the inferiour faculties to obedience, and casting out by degrees those images which had deceived and prepossessed them.