The Practical Works of Richard Baxter: with a Life of the Author and a Critical Examination of His Writings by William Orme, Volume 1J. Duncan, 1830 |
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... nature and exercise of grace , the way of mortification , and the comfortable supports , refreshments and foretastes of hea- venly believers ; you had never so clearly seen the vanity of all the pomp and fulness of the world , nor so ...
... nature and exercise of grace , the way of mortification , and the comfortable supports , refreshments and foretastes of hea- venly believers ; you had never so clearly seen the vanity of all the pomp and fulness of the world , nor so ...
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... nature formed to be the index of the mind , is made the chief instrument to hide it ; and men are SO conscious of their own incredibility , that no one doth be- lieve or trust another : where no words are heart - deep , but those that ...
... nature formed to be the index of the mind , is made the chief instrument to hide it ; and men are SO conscious of their own incredibility , that no one doth be- lieve or trust another : where no words are heart - deep , but those that ...
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... nature is generally disposed to self - exalting ; and pride and self - love are sins so common and so strong , as that it is a thing of wondrous difficulty to overcome them , so far as to judge ourselves impartially , and to err as ...
... nature is generally disposed to self - exalting ; and pride and self - love are sins so common and so strong , as that it is a thing of wondrous difficulty to overcome them , so far as to judge ourselves impartially , and to err as ...
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... nature , and the evil of sin , and the necessity and distress of an unrenewed soul , what sweet , what longing thoughts would he have of God , and all that tendeth to the pleasing and enjoying of him ! How little would he think himself ...
... nature , and the evil of sin , and the necessity and distress of an unrenewed soul , what sweet , what longing thoughts would he have of God , and all that tendeth to the pleasing and enjoying of him ! How little would he think himself ...
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... nature of man , especially of the more weak and tender sex . And when all these concur , ( the averseness of the most innocent nature , the remnants of sin , and the special tenderness of your nature and sex ) your burden and trial is ...
... nature of man , especially of the more weak and tender sex . And when all these concur , ( the averseness of the most innocent nature , the remnants of sin , and the special tenderness of your nature and sex ) your burden and trial is ...
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Page 99 - If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
Page 342 - But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual. . . . For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
Page 502 - 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 82 - Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing ; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked...
Page 164 - Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Page 221 - Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth : Both young men, and maidens; old men and children: let them praise the name of the Lord: For his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
Page 50 - Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith ; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates ? 6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
Page 339 - Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble ; every man's work shall be made manifest : for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire ; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it ir-.
Page 166 - For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
Page 460 - We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.