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Faithful souls shall be with Christ the certainty proved and their Christianity described, and…
Faithful souls shall be with Christ the certainty proved and their Christianity described, and exemplified in the truly Christian life and death of that excellent saint, Henry Ashhurst, Esq ... : briefly and truly published for the conviction of hypocrites and the malignant, the strengthening of believers, and the imitation of all, especially the masters of families in London / by Richard Baxter.Faithful souls shall be with Christ the certainty proved and their Christianity described, and exemplified in the truely Christian life and death of that excellent saint, Henry Ashhurst, Esq ... : briefly and truly published for the conviction of hypocrites and the malignant, the strengthning of believers, and the imitation of all, especially the masters of families in London / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1681
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XII. He excelled all that ever I knew in the Grace of Meekness; and Christ saith, That such shall inherit even the Earth. For Men know not how to fall out with such, while no public employment doth by cross interest cause it: They that were nearer him than I, say that they never saw him in any undecent passion; He knew not how to show himself angry, no nor displeased otherwise than by mild and gentle words. His countenance was still serene, and his voice still calm and quiet, never fierce or loud, no not to a Servant. He oft used to women the words of Saint Peter 1. 3. 4, 5. A meek and a quiet Spirit is in the sight of God of great price, which is the ornament there commended instead of gold and gaudiness (which now are grown into so common and excessive use, as if it were the design to avoid the imputation of hypocrisy, by wearing the open badges of folly and pride, lest they should seem wise and humble, as some will rant and scorn lest they should be thought religious hypocrites.)
XII. He excelled all that ever I knew in the Grace of Meekness; and Christ saith, That such shall inherit even the Earth. For Men know not how to fall out with such, while no publick employment doth by cross interest cause it: They that were nearer him than I, say that they never saw him in any undecent passion; He knew not how to shew himself angry, no nor displeased otherwise than by mild and gentle words. His countenance was still serene, and his voice still calm and quiet, never fierce or lowd, no not to a Servant. He oft used to women the words of Saint Peter 1. 3. 4, 5. A meek and a quiet Spirit is in the sight of God of great price, which is the ornament there commended instead of gold and gaudiness (which now are grown into so common and excessive use, as if it were the design to avoid the imputation of hypocrisie, by wearing the open badges of folly and pride, lest they should seem wise and humble, as some will rant and scorn lest they should be thought religious hypocrites.)
God fitted him for his place: Had he been a Magistrate or a Preacher, a little more sharpness had been needful. And though I once knew one that for want of just anger was too like Eli, and could not sufficiently reprove or correct a child, yet it ⟨p. 51⟩