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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... seek a place to hide you from yourself ; when impious vagrants have so abused their consciences , that they dare not converse with them nor meet them alone or in the dark ! What a mercy is it , that in the great Recon- ciler you are ...
... seek a place to hide you from yourself ; when impious vagrants have so abused their consciences , that they dare not converse with them nor meet them alone or in the dark ! What a mercy is it , that in the great Recon- ciler you are ...
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... seek , the less they find , and the more they find , the less they have ; and the more they have , the less they do enjoy : where the more are their pro- visions , the less are their supplies ; the more their wealth , the more their ...
... seek , the less they find , and the more they find , the less they have ; and the more they have , the less they do enjoy : where the more are their pro- visions , the less are their supplies ; the more their wealth , the more their ...
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... men , to prefer the calmest , safest station before the highest ; and to seek first the kingdom of God and its righteousness , and to please him most carefully that hath the keys of heaven and AND BENEFITS OF SELF - ACQUAINTANCE . 43.
... men , to prefer the calmest , safest station before the highest ; and to seek first the kingdom of God and its righteousness , and to please him most carefully that hath the keys of heaven and AND BENEFITS OF SELF - ACQUAINTANCE . 43.
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... seek for danger , and invite such enemies when we are so weak . Saith Augustine , ' Nemo sibi proponat et dicat , habere volo quod vincam ; hoc est , dicere , vivere desidero et volo sub ruina . ' Goliah's ' give me a man to fight with ...
... seek for danger , and invite such enemies when we are so weak . Saith Augustine , ' Nemo sibi proponat et dicat , habere volo quod vincam ; hoc est , dicere , vivere desidero et volo sub ruina . ' Goliah's ' give me a man to fight with ...
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... seeking cometh from self - ignorance , and tendeth to self - deceit and disappointment . The end of contendings answer not the promises that selfishness and passion make men in the beginnings . And then , Si æterna semper odia mortales ...
... seeking cometh from self - ignorance , and tendeth to self - deceit and disappointment . The end of contendings answer not the promises that selfishness and passion make men in the beginnings . And then , Si æterna semper odia mortales ...
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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.