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The catechizing of families a teacher of householders how to teach their householdsThe catechizing of families a teacher of housholders how to teach their housholds
The catechizing of families a teacher of householders how to teach their households : useful also to school-masters and tutors of youth : for those that are past the common small catechisms [sic], and would grow to a more rooted faith, and to the fuller understanding of all that is commonly needful to a safe, holy comfortable and profitable life / written by Richard Baxter ...The catechizing of families a teacher of housholders how to teach their housholds : useful also to school-masters and tutors of youth : for those that are past the common small chatechisms [sic], and would grow to a more rooted faith, and to the fuller understanding of all that is commonly needful to a safe, holy comfortable and profitable life / written by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for T. Parkhurst, 1683
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A. Redemption is such a wonderful work of God, to make him known to sinners for their Sanctification and Salvation, as no Tongue of Man can fully utter. To think of God, the Eternal Word first undertaking Man's Redemption, and then taking the Nature of Man, dwelling in so mean a Tabernacle, fulfilling all Righteousness for us, Teaching Man the knowledge of God, and bringing Life and Immortality to light, dying for us as a Malefactor to save us from the Curse, Rising the third day, Commissioning his Apostles, undertaking to build his Church on a Rock, which the Gates of Hell should not prevail against; ascending up to Heaven, sending down the wonderful and sanctifying Spirit, Interceding for us, and Reigning over all, who receiveth faithful Souls to himself, and will raise our Bodies, and judge the World: Can all this be believed and thought of, without admiring the ⟨p. 186⟩manifold wisdom, the unconceivable Love and Mercy, the Holiness and Justice of God! This must be the daily study of Believers.
Qu. 11. How is this Name of God profaned?
Qu. 11. How is this Name of God prophaned?
A. When this wonderful work of Mans Redemption is not believed, but taken by Infidels to be but a deceit: Or when it is heard but as a common History; and affecteth not the Hearer with admiration, thankfulness, desire and submission to Christ: when Men live as if they had no great Obligation to Christ, or no great need of him.