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Directions for weak distempered Christians, to grow up to a confirmed state of grace…
Directions for weak distempered Christians, to grow up to a confirmed state of grace with motives opening the lamentable effects of their weaknesses and distempers / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1669
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THE CHARACTER OF 1 A Sound Confirmed Christian, 2 And of the Weak C… › The Characters.
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.
do show you this truth, that true Christians live and govern their actions, by the firm Belief of the promise of ⟨p. 8⟩God, and of another Life when this is ended. v. 7. By faith Noah being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an Ark; to the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. V. 10. Abraham looked for a City which had foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Moses feared not the wrath of the King: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible, v. 27. So the three witnesses, Dan. 3. and Daniel himself, ch. 6. And all Believers have lived this life, as Abraham the Father of the faithful did; who, as it is said of him, Rom. 4.20. Staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God. The Faith of a Christian is truly Divine; and he knoweth that Gods truth is as certain as sight it self can be; however sight be apter to move the passions: Therefore, if you can judge but what a Rational man would be, if he saw Heaven and Hell, and all that God had appointed us to Believe, then you may conjecture what a confirmed Christian is; (though sense do cause more sensible apprehensions.)
do shew you this truth, that true Christians live and govern their actions, by the firm Belief of the promise of ⟨p. 8⟩God, and of another Life when this is ended. v. 7. By faith Noah being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an Ark; to the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. V. 10. Abraham looked for a City which had foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Moses feared not the wrath of the King: for he indured, as seeing him who is invisible, v. 27. So the three witnesses, Dan. 3. and Daniel himself, ch. 6. And all Believers have lived this life, as Abraham the Father of the faithfull did; who, as it is said of him,