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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... truth and worth of the promised felicity , and of the delusory vanity of all things here below : let not heaven lose with you its at- tractive force , through your forgetfulness or unbelief . He is the best Christian that knows best why ...
... truth and worth of the promised felicity , and of the delusory vanity of all things here below : let not heaven lose with you its at- tractive force , through your forgetfulness or unbelief . He is the best Christian that knows best why ...
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... truth which you receive . Take heed of subjecting it to carnal interests if once you have affections that can master ... truths your own , by daily humble studies , arising to such a soundness of judgment , that you may not need to take ...
... truth which you receive . Take heed of subjecting it to carnal interests if once you have affections that can master ... truths your own , by daily humble studies , arising to such a soundness of judgment , that you may not need to take ...
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... truth or godliness . Wrong not Christ more , because other men have so wronged him . Quarrel more with your own unfitness and unworthi- ness in ordinances , than with other men's . It is the frame of your own heart that doth more to ...
... truth or godliness . Wrong not Christ more , because other men have so wronged him . Quarrel more with your own unfitness and unworthi- ness in ordinances , than with other men's . It is the frame of your own heart that doth more to ...
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... truth as the present ground of its confident repose , so doth it thence look with one eye backward on the cross , and with the other forward on the crown , And if we well observe the Scrip- ture descriptions of that faith , we shall ...
... truth as the present ground of its confident repose , so doth it thence look with one eye backward on the cross , and with the other forward on the crown , And if we well observe the Scrip- ture descriptions of that faith , we shall ...
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... truth , keeping mercy for thou- sands , forgiving iniquity , transgression , and sin . And he hath sworn , " That he hath no pleasure in the death of a sin- ner , but rather that he return and live . " Think not there- fore of God's ...
... truth , keeping mercy for thou- sands , forgiving iniquity , transgression , and sin . And he hath sworn , " That he hath no pleasure in the death of a sin- ner , but rather that he return and live . " Think not there- fore of God's ...
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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.