The Life of Faith: Or, a Treatise of the Holy and Happy Life of Sincere Believers; Beginning with a Sermon Preached Before King Charles II. ... Written by the Reverend, Learned and Holy Mr. Richard Baxter. Abridged by Benjamin Fawcett, A.M.J. Cotton, and J. Eddowes; and sold by J. Buckland, T. Field; and E. Dilly, London, 1764 - Christian life - 176 pages |
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... Lufts , and making the Objects of Faith appear more defireable than all the Objects of Senfe : when Promifes are fulfilled to them , and their Prayers are remarkably answered : fuch Experience gives pow- erful and fatisfying Conviction ...
... Lufts , and making the Objects of Faith appear more defireable than all the Objects of Senfe : when Promifes are fulfilled to them , and their Prayers are remarkably answered : fuch Experience gives pow- erful and fatisfying Conviction ...
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... Lufts and vile Affections , is as alarming to him , as their taking the moft deadly B 5 Poifon . ( 1 ) Pfalm xvi . 8 . ( n ) Heb . xi . 27 . ( p ) Eph . iii . 17 . ( m ) Pfalm cxxxix . 18 . ( 0 ) 1 Pet . i . 7 , 8 . ( q ) John xx . 25 ...
... Lufts and vile Affections , is as alarming to him , as their taking the moft deadly B 5 Poifon . ( 1 ) Pfalm xvi . 8 . ( n ) Heb . xi . 27 . ( p ) Eph . iii . 17 . ( m ) Pfalm cxxxix . 18 . ( 0 ) 1 Pet . i . 7 , 8 . ( q ) John xx . 25 ...
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... Luft , and lived in • all , Debauchery : He belongs to me : I ruled C him , and I must have him . ' What would you ... Lufts and Pleafures , ' than your God and Saviour ? - Would you ever be again offended with the most ́ ́ faithful no ...
... Luft , and lived in • all , Debauchery : He belongs to me : I ruled C him , and I must have him . ' What would you ... Lufts and Pleafures , ' than your God and Saviour ? - Would you ever be again offended with the most ́ ́ faithful no ...
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... Lufts . The Kingdoms of this World would all be used as the Kingdoms of the Lord , ' if the everlasting Kingdom was well believed ( i ) . Families would be fanctified as Churches unto God , if a House not made with Hands , eternal in ...
... Lufts . The Kingdoms of this World would all be used as the Kingdoms of the Lord , ' if the everlasting Kingdom was well believed ( i ) . Families would be fanctified as Churches unto God , if a House not made with Hands , eternal in ...
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... Lufts , and they walked in their own Counfels . Turn ye at my Reproof ; behold I will 6 pour 6 ( ( a ) Rom , xiv . 3. James iv . 11. 1 Pet . iii . 8 . 6 " < • pour out my Spirit upon you 94 How to live by Faith on the holy Spirit . Ch . 5 .
... Lufts , and they walked in their own Counfels . Turn ye at my Reproof ; behold I will 6 pour 6 ( ( a ) Rom , xiv . 3. James iv . 11. 1 Pet . iii . 8 . 6 " < • pour out my Spirit upon you 94 How to live by Faith on the holy Spirit . Ch . 5 .
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Page 14 - For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward ; how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him...
Page 122 - For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Page 95 - But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now, if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.
Page 174 - 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 136 - I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Page 113 - Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned...
Page 114 - By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house ; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
Page 38 - For our light affli&ion, which is but for a moment worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory ; (here this author admits eternal in the ftri<fb fenfe) while we look not at the things which are feen, but at the things which are not feen : for the things which are feen are temporal ; but the things which are not feen are eternal.
Page 153 - Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts : for the Coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Page 83 - For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work : I will triumph in the works of thy hands. 5 O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.