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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.
And here you must first consider the difference of Revelation. Some were but made or sent by ⟨p. 30⟩Prophets to some particular Persons about a personal particular business, (as to Abraham that he should have a Son, that Sodom should be burnt; to David, that his Son should be his punishment, his child die; to Hezekiah, that he should recover, &c.) These none were bound to know and believe, but the persons concerned to whom they were revealed and sent: (Till they were made public afterwards.) But some Revelations were made for whole Countries, and some for all the World, and that as Gods Laws or Covenants, which Life and Death dependeth on: And these must be accordingly made known to all.
And here you must first consider the difference of Revelation. Some were but made or sent by ⟨p. 30⟩Prophets to some particular Persons about a personal particular business, (as to Abraham that he should have a Son, that Sodom should be burnt; to David, that his Son should be his punishment, his child die; to Hezekiah, that he should recover, &c.) These none were bound to know and believe, but the persons concerned to whom they were revealed and sent: (Till they were made publick afterwards.) But some Revelations were made for whole Countreys, and some for all the World, and that as Gods Laws or Covenants, which Life and Death dependeth on: And these must be accordingly made known to all.
Q. 6. I perceive then that before we further enquire of the Certainty, I should first ask you of the Matter; what things they be that God hath supernaturally revealed to man, especially for us all?
A. The particular Revelations to and about particular mens matters, are many of them recorded to us for our notice: But there may be thousands more in the World, that we know not, nor are concerned to know: What Revelation God ever made to any persons throughout the World (as what should befall them, when they should die,) what Wars or Plagues or Famine should come, &c. little do we know: But what is recorded by God we know.