A26951:1778
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.
40. Yet that may tend to present inferior hurt, which ultimately tendeth to the greatest good. Therefore it is not some present or inferior incommodity that must cause us to reject such a means of greater future good.
40. Yet that may tend to present inferiour hurt, which ultimately tendeth to the greatest good. Therefore it is not some present or inferiour incommodity that must cause us to reject such a means of greater future good.
41. Whatsoever we are certain God commandeth, we may be certain is a proper Means, though we see not the aptitude, or may think it to be destructive; because God knoweth better than we: But then we must indeed be sure that it is commanded hic & nunc, in this case and place, and time, and circumstances.
42. It is one of the most needful things to our innocency, to have Christian wisdom to compare the various accidents of those duties and sins which are such by accident; and to judge which accidents do preponderate. For indeed the actions are very few which are absolutely and simply duties or sins in themselves considered, without those accidents which qualify them to be such: Accidental duties and sins are the most numerous by far: And in many cases the difficulty of comparing the various accidents, and contrary motives, is not small,
42. It is one of the most needful things to our innocency, to have Christian wisdom to compare the various accidents of those duties and sins which are such by accident; and to judge which accidents do preponderate. For indeed the actions are very few which are absolutely and simply duties or sins in themselves considered, without those accidents which qualifie them to be such: Accidental duties and sins are the most numerous by far: And in many cases the difficulty of comparing the various accidents, and contrary motives, is not small,