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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 3: Directions to live by Faith on the Holy Ghost.
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.
Rom. 8.9. If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, the same is none of hi•, Joh. 7.37. This spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe should receive, viz. it is the water of life, which Christ will give them. 1 Cor. 15.45. The last Adam was made a quickening Spirit, Gal. 4.6. God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, whereby we cry Abba Father, Phil. 1.19. Through the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. See also Ephes. 1.22, 23. & 3.17, 18, 19. & 2.18, 22. & 4.3, 12, 16. 1 Cor. 12, &c.
Direct. 14. The greatest extraordinary measure of the Spirit, was given by him to his Apostles, and the Primitive Christians, to be the seal of his own truth and power, and to fit them to found the first Churches, and to convince unbelievers, and to deliver his will on record in the Scriptures, infallibly to the Church for future times.
It would be tedious to cite the proofs of this, they are so numerous; take but a few,