A26951:1895
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
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7. We are much in danger of those sins, which are not in any great disgrace among those persons whom we most honour and esteem. It is a great mercy to have sin lie under a common odium and disgrace: As swearing and drunkenness, and cursing, and fornication, and Popish errors, and superstition, is now amongst the forwardest Professors in England: For here conscience is most awakened, and helped by the opinion of men; or if there be some carnal respect to our reputation in it sometimes, yet it tendeth to suppress the sin; And it is a great plague to live where any great sin is in little disgrace (as the profanation of the Lords day in most of the Reformed Churches beyond Sea; and they say, tippling, if not drunkenness in Germany; and as backbiting and evil speaking against those that differ from them is among the Professors in England, for too great a part; and also many superstitions of their own; and dividing principles and practices.)
7. We are much in danger of those sins, which are not in any great disgrace among those persons whom we most honour and esteem. It is a great mercy to have sin lie under a common odium and disgrace: As swearing and drunkenness, and cursing, and fornication, and Popish errours, and superstition, is now amongst the forwardest Professors in England: For here conscience is most awakened, and helped by the opinion of men; or if there be some carnal respect to our reputation in it sometimes, yet it tendeth to suppress the sin; And it is a great plague to live where any great sin is in little disgrace (as the prophanation of the Lords day in most of the Reformed Churches beyond Sea; and they say, tipling, if not drunkenness in Germany; and as backbiting and evil speaking against those that differ from them is among the Professors in England, for too great a part; and also many superstitions of their own; and dividing principles and practices.)
8. But especially if the greater number of godly people live in such a sin, then is the temptation great indeed; and it is but ⟨p. 424⟩