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The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…
The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb. 11, 1, formerly preached before His Majesty, and published by his command, with another added for the fuller application : the second is instructions for confirming believers in the Christian faith : the third is directions how to live by faith, or how to exercise it upon all occasions / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 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.
10. And the highest ultimate termination of our returning duties, is the pure Deity alone.
10. And the highest ultimate temination of our returning duties, is the pure Deity alone.
For the further opening to you the Order of Christian Practice, take these following Notes or Rules.
1. Though receiving duties (such as hearing, reading, praying, faith, &c.) go first in order of nature and time, before expending, or returning duties, so that the motion is truly circular; yet we must not stay till we have received more, before we make returns to God of that which we have already: But every degree of received grace, must presently work towards God our end: and as there is no intermission between my moving of my hand and pen, and its writing upon this paper; so must there be no intermission between Gods beams of Love and Mercy to us, and our reflections of Love and Duty unto him. Even as the veins and arteries in the body lye much together, and one doth often empty it self into the other, for circulation, and not stay till the whole mass hath run through all the vessels of one sort (veins or arteries) before any pass into the other.
1. Though receiving duties (such as hearing, reading, praying, faith, &c.) go first in order of nature and time, before expending, or returning duties, so that the motion is truly circular; yet we must not stay till we have received more, before we make returns to God of that which we have already: But every degree of received grace, must presently work towards God our end: and as there is no intermission between my moving of my hand and pen, and its writing upon this paper; so must there be no intermission between Gods beams of Love and Mercy to us, and our reflexions of Love and Duty unto him. Even as ths veins and arteries in the body lye much together, and one doth often empty it self into the other, for circulation, and not stay till the whole mass hath run through all the vessels of one sort (veins or arteries) before any pass into the other.