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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.
2. The pleasing of the appetite too much, corrupteth the delight and relish of the soul. Delight in God, and Heaven, and Holiness, is the sum and life of true Religion; and the delights of sense and fleshly appetite, turn away the soul from this, and are most mortal enemies to these true delights. For they that are after the flesh, do mind or savour the things of the flesh; and they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit, Rom. 8.6, 7. And the carnal mind is enmity to God: if it cannot be subject to his Law, certainly it is unfit to relish the sweetness of his Love, and spiritual mercies.
2. The pleasing of the appetite too much, corrupteth the delight and rellish of the soul. Delight in God, and Heaven, and Holiness, is the summ and life of true Religion; and the delights of sense and fleshly appetite, turn away the soul from this, and are most mortal enemies to these true delights. For they that are after the flesh, do mind or savour the things of the flesh; and they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit, Rom. 8.6, 7. And the carnal mind is enmity to God: if it cannot be subject to his Law, certainly it is unfit to rellish the sweetness of his Love, and spiritual mercies.
3. And the Thoughts themselves are corrupted and perverted by it: They that should be thinking and caring how to please God, are thinking and caring for their bellies. Even when all their powers should be employed on God, in meditation, or in prayer, their thoughts will be going after their fleshly appetite, as Ezekiels hearers were after their covetousness, 33.31. And as some of Christs hearers were after the loaves.