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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. Therein he cometh near us, even into us, with Illuminating, Quickening, Comforting Grace, renewing us to his Nature, Will and Image: Marking us for his own, and maintaining the cause of Christ against his Enemies. And therefore must in this be specially notified, honoured, obediently observed, and thankfully and joyfully admired.
Q. 13. But how can they honour God's Spirit and Grace, who have it not: Or they that have so little as not well to discern it?
A. The least prevailing sincere Holiness hath a special excellency, turning the Soul from the World to God, and may be perceived in Holy desires after him, and sincere endeavours to obey him: And the beauty of Holiness in others may be perceived by them that have little or none themselves, if they be not grown to Malignant Enmity: You may see by the Common desire of Mankind to be esteemed Wise and Good, and their Impatience of being thought and called Foolish, Ungodly or Bad Men, that even corrupted ⟨p. 187⟩Nature hath a radicated Testimony in it self for Goodness, and against Evil.