The Practical Works of Richard Baxter: with a Life of the Author and a Critical Examination of His Writings by William Orme, Volume 15J. Duncan, 1830 - Theology |
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... pride , when love buildeth up ourselves and others to salvation . And to conceit that a man is wise because of such knowledge , and so to overvalue his own understand- ing , is a certain sign that he is destitute of that knowledge in ...
... pride , when love buildeth up ourselves and others to salvation . And to conceit that a man is wise because of such knowledge , and so to overvalue his own understand- ing , is a certain sign that he is destitute of that knowledge in ...
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... pride ; so Paul by neglecting and forbearing the use of artificial logic , physics and metaphysics , would depress their rate . ( 4. ) Because that there was abundance of false- hood mixed with the truth which the philosophers held ; as ...
... pride ; so Paul by neglecting and forbearing the use of artificial logic , physics and metaphysics , would depress their rate . ( 4. ) Because that there was abundance of false- hood mixed with the truth which the philosophers held ; as ...
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... pride in his understanding . O how much ado have I to keep up from utter despondency under the conscious- ness of so great ignorance , which no study , no means , no time doth overcome . How long , Lord , shall this dungeon be our ...
... pride in his understanding . O how much ado have I to keep up from utter despondency under the conscious- ness of so great ignorance , which no study , no means , no time doth overcome . How long , Lord , shall this dungeon be our ...
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... pride will be kept up , even among the learned ; yea , and by the preachers of humility : for what is that in the world ( almost ) that men are prouder of , than that learning which consisteth in such notions and words as are afore ...
... pride will be kept up , even among the learned ; yea , and by the preachers of humility : for what is that in the world ( almost ) that men are prouder of , than that learning which consisteth in such notions and words as are afore ...
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... pride enough , to desire to be thought to be wiser and better than we are ; and he that cannot be equal with the wisest and best , would be thought to be so and while all men must needs seem wise , while few are so indeed , you may ...
... pride enough , to desire to be thought to be wiser and better than we are ; and he that cannot be equal with the wisest and best , would be thought to be so and while all men must needs seem wise , while few are so indeed , you may ...
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Page 496 - Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him ; let him know that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Page 11 - Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Page 477 - When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Page 481 - I REQUIRE and charge you both, as ye will answer at the dreadful day of judgment when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed, that if either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in Matrimony, ye do now confess it. For be ye well assured, that so many as are coupled together otherwise than God's Word doth allow are not joined together by God; neither is their Matrimony lawful.
Page 530 - And the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
Page 513 - Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Page 520 - Albeit that Good Works, which are the fruits of Faith, and follow after Justification, cannot put away our sins, and endure the severity of God's Judgment ; yet are they pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ, and do spring out necessarily of a true and lively Faith ; insomuch that by them a lively Faith may be as evidently known as a tree discerned by the fruit.
Page 298 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting : for that is the end of all men ; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Page 495 - Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Page 476 - And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.