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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.
Q. 7. How doth God Govern all things?
A. He Governeth several things according to their several Natures which he hath made: Lifeless things by their natural Inclinations, and by moving ⟨p. 18⟩force; Things that have sense by their sensitive Inclinations, and by their objects, and by constraint; And Reasonable Creatures by their Principles, and by Laws and Moral Rules: And all things by his Infinite Power, Wisdom and Will, as being every one parts of one World, which is his Kingdom: Especially Man.
Q. 8. What is Gods Kingdom? and why do you call him our King?
A. I call him our King, because, 1. He only hath absolute Right, Power and Fitness to be our Supreme Ruler: 2. And he doth actually Rule us as our Sovereign. And in this KINGDOM, 1. GOD is the Only Supreme King and Head. 2. Angels or Glorified Spirits and Men are the Subjects: 3. All the Brutes and lifeless Creatures are the Furniture, and goods and utensils. 4. Devils and Rebellious Wicked men, are the Enemies, to be opposed and overcome.