The Practical Works of Richard Baxter: with a Life of the Author and a Critical Examination of His Writings by William Orme, Volume 9J. Duncan, 1830 - Theology |
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... satan hath a design to burn up those nurseries , you are watering God's plants ; when the greedy mouth of sacrilege is gaping for their maintenance , you are voluntarily adding for the supply of its defect . Who knows how many souls ...
... satan hath a design to burn up those nurseries , you are watering God's plants ; when the greedy mouth of sacrilege is gaping for their maintenance , you are voluntarily adding for the supply of its defect . Who knows how many souls ...
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... thoughts to be working , and the chiefest season for satan to tempt you . Never let the devil find you unemployed , but see that you go cheerfully about the works of your calling , and 24 DIRECTIONS FOR GETTING AND KEEPING.
... thoughts to be working , and the chiefest season for satan to tempt you . Never let the devil find you unemployed , but see that you go cheerfully about the works of your calling , and 24 DIRECTIONS FOR GETTING AND KEEPING.
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... satan knows , that if he can bring you to think of God as a cruel tyrant and blood - thirsty man - hater , then he can drive you from him in terror , and turn all your love and cheerful obedience into hatred and slavish fear . I say ...
... satan knows , that if he can bring you to think of God as a cruel tyrant and blood - thirsty man - hater , then he can drive you from him in terror , and turn all your love and cheerful obedience into hatred and slavish fear . I say ...
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... to the world . I have said the more of this , because I find satan harp so much on this string with many troubled souls , especially For false on the advantage of some common doctrines . 32 DIRECTIONS FOR GETTING AND KEEPING.
... to the world . I have said the more of this , because I find satan harp so much on this string with many troubled souls , especially For false on the advantage of some common doctrines . 32 DIRECTIONS FOR GETTING AND KEEPING.
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... satan would persuade you either that no ransom or sacrifice was ever given for you , or that therefore you have no Redeemer to trust in , and no Saviour to believe in , and no sanctuary to fly to from the wrath of God , he must first ...
... satan would persuade you either that no ransom or sacrifice was ever given for you , or that therefore you have no Redeemer to trust in , and no Saviour to believe in , and no sanctuary to fly to from the wrath of God , he must first ...
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Answ Antinomians apprehensions Arminian assurance atheism believe blessed carnal cast cause Christians church comfort command common grace conscience creature cross of Christ crucified crucifixion cure danger death delight deny desire devil doctrine doth doubt duty earth enemy everlasting evil faith fear flesh forsake give glory God's godly Gospel grace hath hear heart heaven Holy Ghost honour hope idolatry James ii John iii judgment justified labour lest Libertines live look Lord Luke Matt means mercy mind ministers mortified nature never obedience Papists pardon passions peace persuade pleasures poor pray prayer preach promise Psal receive rejoice religion repentance RICHARD BAXTER riches rience righteousness saints saith salvation sanctification satan saved Scripture sense sensual shew sincerity sins sorrow soul speak Spirit sure Synesius tell temptations thee things thou thoughts tion troubled true truth unto wicked word worldly yourselves
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Page 153 - Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey ; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness...
Page 479 - For it was not an enemy that reproached me ; Then I could have borne it : Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me ; Then I would have hid myself from him : But it was thou, a man mine equal, My guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, And walked unto the house of God in company.
Page 36 - And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life ; and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son, hath life ; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
Page 218 - Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Page 183 - Wash you, make you clean: put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Page 520 - Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded ? 8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
Page cccxxxviii - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire.
Page 39 - For verily he took not on him the nature of angels ; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren...
Page 271 - Meditate upon these things ; give thyself wholly to them ; that thy profiting may appear to all.
Page 507 - Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him : because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.