A26951:1933
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.
7. When the thoughts of the world are proportionably so many more than our thoughts of Heaven, and our salvation, that they keep us in the neglect of the duty of Meditation, and keep empty our minds of holy things, Mat. 6.21.
8. When it turneth our talk all towards the world, or taketh up our freest, and our sweetest and most serious words, and leaveth us to the use of seldom, dull, or formal, or affected words, about the things which should profit the soul, and glorify our great Creator.
8. When it turneth our talk all towards the world, or taketh up our freest, and our sweetest and most serious words, and leaveth us to the use of seldom, dull, or formal, or affected words, about the things which should profit the soul, and glorifie our great Creator.
9. When the world encroacheth upon Gods part in our families, and thrusts out prayer, or the reading of the Scriptures, or the due instruction of children or servants: when it cometh in upon the Lords day; when it is intruding in Gods Worship, and at Sermon or Prayer our thoughts are more pleasingly running out after some worldly thing, than kept in attendance upon God, Ezek. 33▪31.
9. When the world incroacheth upon Gods part in our families, and thrusts out prayer, or the reading of the Scriptures, or the due instruction of children or servants: when it cometh in upon the Lords day; when it is intruding in Gods Worship, and at Sermon or Prayer our thoughts are more pleasingly running out after some worldly thing, than kept in attendance upon God,