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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... souls . By that time that I had finished it , I received letters from seve- ral parts , from learned and judicious ... Soul's Case and Cure , " there need no more . Especi- ally there being also Dr. Preston's Works , and many of Per ...
... souls . By that time that I had finished it , I received letters from seve- ral parts , from learned and judicious ... Soul's Case and Cure , " there need no more . Especi- ally there being also Dr. Preston's Works , and many of Per ...
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... soul ) if these trou- bles be not cured by words : but labour to discern truly how much of your trouble comes this way , and then fix in your mind in all your inquiries , reading , and hearing , that it is the other part of your trouble ...
... soul ) if these trou- bles be not cured by words : but labour to discern truly how much of your trouble comes this way , and then fix in your mind in all your inquiries , reading , and hearing , that it is the other part of your trouble ...
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... soul hath two faculties , understanding and will : ac- cordingly the objects of man's soul ( all beings which SPIRITUAL PEACE AND COMFORT . 43 Understand rightly the true nature of saving faith.
... soul hath two faculties , understanding and will : ac- cordingly the objects of man's soul ( all beings which SPIRITUAL PEACE AND COMFORT . 43 Understand rightly the true nature of saving faith.
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... soul should first search after and try itself by ( except by affiance , any should mean as Amesius doth , election of Christ , and then it is the same act which I am asserting , but very unfitly expressed ) . For , 1. Affiance is not ...
... soul should first search after and try itself by ( except by affiance , any should mean as Amesius doth , election of Christ , and then it is the same act which I am asserting , but very unfitly expressed ) . For , 1. Affiance is not ...
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... soul . 2. It is therefore less constant , and so unfitter to try by . For many a poor soul that knows itself unfeignedly willing to have Christ , yet feeleth not a resting on him , or trusting in him , and therefore cries out , ' O I ...
... soul . 2. It is therefore less constant , and so unfitter to try by . For many a poor soul that knows itself unfeignedly willing to have Christ , yet feeleth not a resting on him , or trusting in him , and therefore cries out , ' O I ...
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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.