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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.
By all which it appeareth, that the work of the Spirit is such on mans will, as that sometimes the effect is suspended on our concurrence; so that though the Spirit be the total cause of its own proper effect, and of the act of man, in its own place and kind of action; yet not simply a total cause of mans act or volition; but mans concurrence may be further required to it, and may fail.
Direct. 22. Satan transformeth himself oft into an Angel of ⟨p. 227⟩Light, to deceive men by pretending to be the Spirit of God: Therefore the spirits must be tried, and not every spirit trusted, 2 Cor. 11.14, 15. Mat. 24.4, 5, 11, 24. 1 John 3.7. Ephes. 4.14. Revel. 10.3 8. 2 Thes. 3.2. 1 John 4.1, 3, 6.
Direct. 22. Satan transformeth himself oft into an Angel of ⟨p. 227⟩Light, to deceive men by pretending to be the Spirit of God: Therefore the spirits must be tryed, and not every spirit trusted, 2 Cor. 11.14, 15. Mat. 24.4, 5, 11, 24