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Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity,…
Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity, physic, and law, III. the sons of magistrates and rich men / by Richard Baxter.Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity, physick, and law, III. the sons of magistrates and rich men / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by T.S., 1681
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.
2. And O! how great, and how needful a work it is, to search, study and pray for so firm a belief of this unseen Glory, as may so resolve, engage, and comfort us in some good measure, as if we had seen it with these eyes? O! what men would one hours being in heaven make us, or one clear sight of it? Faith hath a greater work to do than a dreaming or dead opinion can perform. If it be not well grounded first, and well exercised upon Gods Love, Promise and Glory from day to day, you will find cause (sadly) to lament the weakness of it. For this use you have great need of the help of such Books, as open clearly the evident proofs of the Christian verity, which I have briefly done in the beginning of the 2d. part of my Life of Faith, and more largely in 2 other Books, viz. The unreasonableness of Infidelity, and the reasons of the Christian Religion. A firm belief of the World to come, is it that must •ake us serious Christians, and over come the snares of worldly vanity.
2. And O! how great, and how needful a work it is, to search, study and pray for so firm a belief of this unseen Glory, as may so resolve, engage, and comfort us in some good measure, as if we had seen it with these eyes? O! what men would one hours being in heaven make us, or one clear sight of it? Faith hath a greater work to do than a dreaming or dead opinion can perform. If it be not well grounded first, and well exercised upon Gods Love, Promise and Glory from day to day, you will find cause (sadly) to lament the weakness of it. For this use you have great need of the help of such Books, as open clearly the evident proofs of the Christian verity, which I have breifly done in the beginning of the 2d. part of my Life of Faith, and more largely in 2 other Books, viz. The unreasonableness of Infidelity, and the reasons of the Christian Religion. A firm b•lief of the World to come, is it that must •ake us serious Christians, and over come the snares of worldly vanity.
And your Faith being well settled, set your selves daily to use it, and live by it, dwell in the joyful hopes of the heavenly Glory. what is a man that liveth not in the use of Reason? And you must know that you have as daily use for your Faith, as for your Reason. Without reason you can neither