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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.
No. 1. It is the sin and guilt it self, which is the greatest evil.
2. They aggravate their sin and guilt by a perfidious violating a double vow, their Baptismal Vow of Christianity, and their Ordination Vow to be Faithful Ministers of Christ.
3. They aggravate their guilt by their nearness to God in their Office, and Works, as Aaron's two Sons that were struck dead, Lev. 10.2, 3. For God will be sanctified in them, that come nigh him, and before all the people he will be glorified. The examples of the Beth-shemites, Uzza, Uzziah, the bad Priests and False Prophets of old are terrible.
3. They aggravate their guilt by their nearness to God in their Office, and Works, as Aarons two Sons that were struck dead, Lev. 10.2, 3. For God will be sanctifyed in them, that come nigh him, and before all the people he will be glorifyed. The examples of the Beth-shemites, Vzza, Vzziah, the bad Priests and False Prophets of old are terrible.