The Practical Works of Richard Baxter: with a Life of the Author and a Critical Examination of His Writings by William Orme

CONTENTS

SUBORDINATE DIRECTIONS AGAINST THE GREAT SINS MOST

DIRECTIONS against Pride, and for Humility

What they are.
The inward Seemings of Pride, that are not
Pride. The outward Seemings of Pride that are not it.
The Counterfeits of Humility. Signs of the worst part
of Pride against God. Signs of the next degrees of Pride
against God. Signs of Pride in and about Religious Duties.
Signs of Pride in common Converse. The dreadful Con-
sequents of Pride. A summary of the Signs of Humility.
Many Considerations and Helps against Pride..

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PART VI.

Directions against Covetousness, Love of Riches, and Worldly

Cares....

What Love of Riches is lawful: and what unlawful: and

what is Covetousness. The malignity of it. The signs of

it. Counterfeits or false signs of one not covetous, which

deceive many. False signs or appearances of Covetousness,

that cause many to be falsely accused. Means to destroy it ibid.

PART VII.

Directions against the Master Sin: Sensuality, Flesh-pleasing,

or Voluptuousness

The nature of Flesh-pleasing. What meant by Flesh: and
what is man's Corruption. What Flesh-pleasing is unlaw-
ful, and how far a sin. The malignity of the sin. The
Plea or Excuses of Flesh-pleasers answered. Counterfeits of
Mortification or Temperance, which deceive many Flesh-
pleasers. Seemings of Sensuality which are not it. The
Enmity of the Flesh..

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CHAPTER V.

FURTHER SUBORDINATE DIRECTIONS FOR THE NEXT GREAT

DUTIES OF RELIGION; NECESSARY TO THE RIGHT PER-

FORMANCE OF THE GRAND DUTIES.

And first, Directions for Redeeming as well as Improving

Time. What is Time here, and what are Opportunities.

What Redeeming it is. To what Uses, and from what,

and by what Time must be redeemed...

Tit. 1. Directions Contemplative for improving Time.....

Tit. 2. Directions Contemplative for taking the due season

Tit. 3. Directions Practical for improving Time..

Rules to know what Time must be spent in ...

Tit. 4. Thieves or Time-wasters to be watched against.... 156

1. Sloth. 2. Excess of sleep. 3. Inordinate adorning of the
body. 4. Pomp and curiosity in attendance, house,
furniture, provision, entertainment, compliment and servi-
tude to the humour of Time-wasters. 5. Needless feasting,
gluttony, and tippling. 6. Idle talk. 7. Vain and sinful
company. 8. Pastimes, inordinate recreations, sports,
plays. 9. Excess of worldly business and cares. 10. Vain
and sinful thoughts. 11. Reading vain books, romances,
play-books, &c., and vain studies. 12. An ungodly heart,
which doth all things for a carnal end.

Tit. 5. On whom the Duty of redeeming Time is principally

incumbent. Eight sorts especially called to redeem Time

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CHAPTER VI.

DIRECTIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE THOUGHTS.

Tit. 1. Directions against Evil and Idle Thoughts

Tit. 2. Directions to furnish the Mind with Good Thoughts.