A26906:486
The cure of church-divisions, or, Directions for weak Christians to keep them from being…
The cure of church-divisions, or, Directions for weak Christians to keep them from being dividers or troublers of the church with some directions to the pastors how to deal with such Christians / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Symmons, 1670
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.
If instead of all our reading, hearing, and meditation, we could but pray, and so get all the knowledge which other men study, labour and wait for, it would be too cheap a way to wisdom. Solomon that got it by prayer extraordinarily, commandeth us very great diligence to get it.
If instead of all our reading, hearing, and meditation, we could but pray, and so get all the knowledge which other men study, labour and wait for, it would be too cheap a way to wisdome. Solomon that got it by prayer extraordinarily, commandeth us very great diligence to get it.
It is very considerable, not only that Christ increased in wisdom in his youth, but also that he would not enter upon his public Ministry (as is aforesaid) till he was about thirty years of age. When it had been more easy for Christ to have got all knowledge by two or three earnest prayers, than for any of us.
It is very considerable, not only that Christ increased in wisdome in his youth, but also that he would not enter upon his publick Ministery (as is aforesaid) till he was about thirty years of age. When it had been more easie for Christ to have got all knowledge by two or three earnest prayers, than for any of us.
Moreover you must pray according to Gods will of precept, not only in the matter but in the manner of your prayers. And there may be more selfishness, and many other corruptions in the manner of them than you discern.