A26951:618
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 2: Directions how to live by Faith on Jesus Christ.
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.
CHAP. II. Directions how to live by Faith on Jesus Christ.
SO much is said already towards this in opening the grounds of Faith, as will excuse me from being prolix in the rest: And the following parts of the Life of Faith, are still supposed as subordinate to these two which go before.
Direct. 1. Keep still the true Reasons of Christs Incarnation and Mediation upon your mind (as they are before expressed) else Christ will not be known by you as Christ. Therefore the Scriptures are much in declaring the reasons of Christs coming into the world, as to be a sacrifice for sin, to declare Gods love and mercy to sinners; to seek and to save that which was lost; to destroy the works of the Devil, &c. 1 Tim. 1.15. 1 John 3.8. Heb. 2.14. Luke 19.10. Rom. 5.10. 1 John 3.1. Gal. 4.4, 6, &c. Let this name or description of Christ be engraven as in capital Letters upon your minds. THE ETERNAL WISDOM OF GOD INCARNATE TO REVEAL AND COMMUNICATE HIS WILL, HIS LOVE, HIS SPIRIT TO SINFUL MISERABLE MAN.