A26939:144
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.
VI. What now remaineth, but that we all set our selves to such a fruitful Course of life? I greatly rejoice in the Grace of God, which I daily see in many such of my familiar acquaintance: who study to do good to all, and to live in Love and Peace, and Holiness, by example and by self-denial and constant Charity, using Christs Talents to their Masters ends, for the temporal and eternal good of many. But alas! too many live as if it were enough to do no harm, and say as the slothful Servant, here is thy Talent which I hid.
And some there be that in a blind jealousy of the Doctrine of Justification (not understanding what the Word Justification signifieth) Cry down even the words of James, as if they were unreconcilable with Pauls, and can scarce bear him that saith as Christ, Mat. 12. By thy words thou shalt be Justified, and by thy words thou shalt be Condemned; As if they had never read, well done good and faithful Servant, &c. for I was an hungry and ye fed me, &c. Nor Heb. 5. 9. He is the Author of eternal Salvation to all them that obey him; or Heb. 13. With such Sacrifice God is well pleased, or he that doth righteousness is righteous, or that we shall be judged according to our works, or Rev. 22. 14. Blessed are they that do his Commandments that they may have right to the tree of Life, and may enter in by the Gates into the City: Or Gal. 6. What a man soweth that shall he reap: He that soweth to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap Everlasting Life: With many such.
And some there be that in a blind jealousie of the Doctrine of Justication (not understanding what the Word Justification signifieth) Cry down even the words of James, as if they were unreconcileable with Pauls, and can scarce bear him that saith as Christ,