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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.
Direct. 17. It is therefore in these respects that we are baptized into the Name of the Holy Ghost, as well as of the Father and the Son, it being his work to make us thus both Believers and Saints; and his perfective work of our real Sanctification, being as necessary to us as our Redemption or Creation, Matth. 28.19, 2•. Heb. 6.1, 2, 4, 5, 6.
Direct. 17. It is therefore in these respects that we are baptiz•d into the Name of the Holy Ghost, as well as of the Father and the Son, it being his work to make us thus both Believers and Saints; and his perfective work of our real Sanctification, being as necessary to us as our Redemption or Creation, Matth. 28.19, 2•. Heb. 6.1, 2, 4, 5, 6.
Direct. 18. Therefore as every Christian must look upon himself, ⟨p. 225⟩as being in special Covenant with the Holy Ghost, so be must understand distinctly what are the benefits, and what are the conditions, and what are the duties of that part of his Covenant.
The special Benefits are the Life, Light and Love before mentioned, by the quickening illumination and sanctification of the Spirit; not as in the first Act or Seed; for so they are presupposed in that Faith and Repentance which is the Condition. But as in the following acts and habits, and increase of both, unto perfection,