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The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

Name: The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…
Author: Richard Baxter

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.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1670

[25], 603, [7] p. : port. · 250k words · Wing B1301 · ESTC R5103

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Contents › Part 2

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The Contents of the Second Part. Chap. 1. The Believers Directory must show him, I. How to strengthen Faith: 2. How to use it, ⟨image 9⟩And I. For the first, the order of the presupposed Natural Verities, is briefly mentioned, 8• Chap. 2. The true Method of enquiry into the supernatural evidences of Faith, and the Rules therein to be observed, 87 Chap. 3. The proper Evidence of Faith. The SPIRIT and the Image of God himself, 97 Chap. 4. The Image of Gods Wisdom on the Christian Religion: It's wonderful Method opened, in thirty instances. Six more instances, 99 Chap. 5. The Image of Gods Goodness and Holiness on the Christian Religion: in thirty instances, 108 Chap. 6. The Image of Gods Power upon the Christian Religion; in twenty instances, 115 Chap. 7. The means of making known all this to us infallibly. How the first witnesses knew it. How the next Age and Churches knew it. How we know it. Twenty special historical Traditions of Christianity, and matters of fact. What the Spirits Witness to Christianity is, 125 Chap. 8. Twelve further Directions to confirm our Faith, 136 Chap. 9. Twenty General Directions how to use Faith, or to live by it, when it i• confirmed. What Christian Faith is: Errors about it, 148

The Contents of the Second Part. Chap. 1. The Believers Directory must shew him, I. How to strengthen Faith: 2. How to use it, ⟨image 9⟩And I. For the first, the order of the presupposed Natural Verities, is briefly mentioned, 8• Chap. 2. The true Method of enquiry into the supernatural evidences of Faith, and the Rules therein to be observed, 87 Chap. 3. The proper Evidence of Faith. The SPIRIT and the Image of God himself, 97 Chap. 4. The Image of Gods Wisdom on the Christian Religion: It's wonderful Method opened, in thirty instances. Six more instances, 99 Chap. 5. The Image of Gods Goodness and Holiness on the Christian Religion: in thirty instances, 108 Chap. 6. The Image of Gods Power upon the Christian Religion; in twenty instances, 115 Chap. 7. The means of making known all this to us infallibly. How the first witnesses knew it. How the next Age and Churches knew it. How we know it. Twenty special historical Traditions of Christianity, and matters of fact. What the Spirits Witness to Christianity is, 125 Chap. 8. Twelve further Directions to confirm our Faith, 136 Chap. 9. Twenty General Directions how to use Faith, or to live by it, when it i confirmed. What Christian Faith is: Errours about it, 148

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Richard Baxter 1615–1691

Place

London

Printer

R.W.

Bookseller

Nevil Simmons

Year

1670

Size

[25], 603, [7] p. : port.

Words

250,277

Catalogue

Wing B1301 · ESTC R5103

Text

EEBO-TCP A26951

Passages

2,689

Sections

Title page

The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

Reader, The first and great Error of the Printer, i•, that he hath not distinguished the three distinct Parts of the Treatise. Therefore you must write Page 1. PART 1. and Pag. 81. PART 2. Chap. 1. and Pag. 168. PART 3. Chap. 1.

Reader, The first and great Errour of the Printer, i•, that he hath not distinguished the three distinct Parts of the Treatise. Therefore you must write Page 1. PART 1. and Pag. 81. PART 2. Chap. 1. and Pag. 168. PART 3. Chap. 1.

THE Life of Faith.

Reformers309

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Westminster Assembly24

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Reader, The first and great Error of the Printer, i•, that he hath not distinguished the three distinct Parts of the Treatise. Therefore you must write Page 1. PART 1. and Pag. 81. PART 2. Chap. 1. and Pag. 168. PART 3. Chap. 1.

Reader, The first and great Errour of the Printer, i•, that he hath not distinguished the three distinct Parts of the Treatise. Therefore you must write Page 1. PART 1. and Pag. 81. PART 2. Chap. 1. and Pag. 168. PART 3. Chap. 1.

THE Life of Faith.