The Practical Works of Richard Baxter: with a Life of the Author and a Critical Examination of His Writings by William Orme, Volume 16J. Duncan, 1830 - Theology |
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... shew you , I. What it is to know ourselves . II . How far it is , or is not a shame to be ignorant of ourselves . III . What evils follow this ignorance of ourselves , and what benefits self - knowledge would pro- cure . IV . How we ...
... shew you , I. What it is to know ourselves . II . How far it is , or is not a shame to be ignorant of ourselves . III . What evils follow this ignorance of ourselves , and what benefits self - knowledge would pro- cure . IV . How we ...
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... shews men's strangeness to themselves . Did the careless world but know themselves , and see where they stand , and what is before them , and 42 THE MISCHIEFS OF SELF - IGNORANCE , It maketh Christ undervalued ibid It makes a holy ...
... shews men's strangeness to themselves . Did the careless world but know themselves , and see where they stand , and what is before them , and 42 THE MISCHIEFS OF SELF - IGNORANCE , It maketh Christ undervalued ibid It makes a holy ...
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... shew it in the instances of original corruption , of the nature of grace , of merit , the cause of sin , and many other controversies , how much error is promoted by the ignorance of ourselves . 16. Self - acquaintance maketh men both ...
... shew it in the instances of original corruption , of the nature of grace , of merit , the cause of sin , and many other controversies , how much error is promoted by the ignorance of ourselves . 16. Self - acquaintance maketh men both ...
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... shew us how much self - ignorance doth abound . Most men love those that have the highest esti- mation of them , be it true or false . They are seldom of- fended with any for overvaluing them . They desire not much to be accounted well ...
... shew us how much self - ignorance doth abound . Most men love those that have the highest esti- mation of them , be it true or false . They are seldom of- fended with any for overvaluing them . They desire not much to be accounted well ...
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... shews how little men know themselves , when they must needs be the rule to all other men , as far as they are able to commend it ; and that in the matters that men's salva- tion dependeth on , and in the smallest , tender , disputable ...
... shews how little men know themselves , when they must needs be the rule to all other men , as far as they are able to commend it ; and that in the matters that men's salva- tion dependeth on , and in the smallest , tender , disputable ...
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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 510 - 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 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 318 - ... but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ : From whom the whole body fitly joined together, and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of itself in love.
Page 327 - Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body;" is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, " Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body;" is it therefore not of the body?
Page 54 - But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
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.