The Practical Works of Richard Baxter: with a Life of the Author and a Critical Examination of His Writings by William Orme, Volume 11J. Duncan, 1830 |
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Page vii
... tell the reader , that no book of mine ( except the two first ) had ever the word ' dedicatory ' joined to the Epistle by my consent , but I have very often prohibited it in vain ; whether by the oblivion or self - con- ceit of the ...
... tell the reader , that no book of mine ( except the two first ) had ever the word ' dedicatory ' joined to the Epistle by my consent , but I have very often prohibited it in vain ; whether by the oblivion or self - con- ceit of the ...
Page ix
... tell you , self - love doth make such rulers wiser than to grant commission or liberty to all that will , to entice their soldiers to mutinies or rebellion , their wives to adultery , their children to prodigality , or their servants to ...
... tell you , self - love doth make such rulers wiser than to grant commission or liberty to all that will , to entice their soldiers to mutinies or rebellion , their wives to adultery , their children to prodigality , or their servants to ...
Page xi
... tell me , that such men as have attempted this would ever have come to such a pass : and I should have encountered them with Hazael's question , " Are they dogs , that they should do so vile a thing ? " and exercise such cruelty on ...
... tell me , that such men as have attempted this would ever have come to such a pass : and I should have encountered them with Hazael's question , " Are they dogs , that they should do so vile a thing ? " and exercise such cruelty on ...
Page xvi
... tell you , that your prosperity and advancement will make the work so exceeding difficult , that since you have been a Major General , and a Lord , and now a Counsellor of State , you have stood in a more slippery , perilous place , and ...
... tell you , that your prosperity and advancement will make the work so exceeding difficult , that since you have been a Major General , and a Lord , and now a Counsellor of State , you have stood in a more slippery , perilous place , and ...
Page xxi
... tell you whence your flesh is , and whither it is go- ing , and how it should be used now . Remember also your spiritual new birth , by what seed you were begotten , and by what milk you were nourished , and see that you degenerate not ...
... tell you whence your flesh is , and whither it is go- ing , and how it should be used now . Remember also your spiritual new birth , by what seed you were begotten , and by what milk you were nourished , and see that you degenerate not ...
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Page 414 - And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Page 425 - ... of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you...
Page 289 - For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
Page 366 - If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory: but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Page 493 - He giveth to all life, and breath, and all things ; and hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation : that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after Him, and find Him, though He be not far from every one of us...
Page 348 - If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning ! If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy...
Page 493 - God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness ; because that which may be known of God is manifest in them ; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead ; so that they are without excuse...
Page 220 - Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. "For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
Page 367 - Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith ; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
Page 99 - And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.