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How to do good to many, or, The public good is the Christians life…How to do good to many, or, The publick good is the Christians life…
How to do good to many, or, The public good is the Christians life directions and motives to it, intended for an auditory of London citizens, and published for them, for want of leave to preach them / by Richard Baxter.How to do good to many, or, The publick good is the Christians life directions and motives to it, intended for an auditory of London citizens, and published for them, for want of leave to preach them / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Rob. Gibs, 1682
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.
IV. What qualifications are necessary hereto? 1. To know good from evil, p. 6. 2. To love all men, p. 8. 3. To love many and the Common good above himself, p. 9. 4. To be good himself, p. 10. 5. Suitable abilities. 6. A large prospect of the world, and of time to come. 7. Christian fortitude against discouragement. 8. To look to God for his reward, p. 11. And finally believe the life to come.
The Impediments of doing good, p. 12.
V. Particular good works, or directions for public good.
V. Particular good works, or directions for publick good.
I. Do as much good as you can to mens bodies, in order to the good of Souls, p. 15.