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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
Part 3 › Chapter 17: How to conquer sloth and idleness by the Life of Faith.
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.
15. Idleness is a forfeiture of your protection, and of your daily bread. God is not bound to keep you to play, and loiter, and do nothing. You have not a plenary right to your meat, if you live in wilful idleness. I showed you Gods Commands before. Gods Promise of prosperity, is, Thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands, Psal. 128.2. (And if many in England that have most, should eat no other than the labour of their hands, it would cure their fullness.) The diligent woman, Prov. 31.27. doth not eat the bread of idleness. And Paul maketh it a Church-Canon, 2 Thes. 3.6.10, 12 and commandeth and exhorteth us, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that all work with quietness, and eat their own bread; and that the Church withdraw themselves from every Brother that walketh disorderly; and that if any would not work, neither should be eat.
15. Idleness is a forfeiture of your protection, and of your daily bread. God is not bound to keep you to play, and loiter, and do nothing. You have not a plenary right to your meat, if you live in wilful idleness. I shewed you Gods Commands before. Gods Promise of prosperity, is, Thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands, Psal. 128.2. (And if many in England that have most, should eat no other than the labour of their hands, it would cure their fulness.) The diligent woman, Prov. 31.27. doth not eat the bread of idleness. And Paul maketh it a Church-Canon, 2 Thes. 3.6.10, 12 and commandeth and exhorteth us, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that all work with quietness, and eat their own bread; and that the Church withdraw themselves from every Brother that walketh disorderly; and that if any would not work, neither should be eat.