A26906:487
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.
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.
And there are many things which submissively you may lawfully pray for, which God hath never promised you at all: You may pray for the life of the sick, and for the conversion and salvation of all your relations, and of thousands of ⟨p. 159⟩others which God will not give you. Otherwise all the relations of every true Christian should be saved, yea and all his enemies and all the world.