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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 5: Directions how to live by Faith upon Gods Promises.
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.
Many things are foretold by God in Prophecies, which are mens sins: Herod, and Pontius Pilate, and the people of the Jews, fulfilled Prophecies in the crucifying of Christ: and all the persecutors and murderers of the Saints, fulfil Christs Prophecies; and so do all that hate us, And say all manner of evil falsely against us for his sake, Mat. 5.11, 12. But the sin is never the less for that. It is prophesied that the ten Kings shall give up their Kingdoms to the beast; that in the last days shall come scoffers walking after their own lusts; and in the last days shall be perilous times, &c. These are not Promises, nor Precepts.
Many things are foretold by God in Prophecies, which are mens sins: Herod, and Pontius Pilate, and the people of the Jews, fulfilled Prophecies in the crucifying of Christ: and all the persecutors and muderers of the Saints, fulfil Christs Prophecies; and so do all that hate us, And say all manner of evil falsly against us for his sake, Mat. 5.11, 12. But the sin is never the less for that. It is prophesied that the ten Kings shall give up their Kingdoms to the beast; that in the last daies shall come scoffers walking after their own lusts; and in the last daies shall be perilous times, &c. These are not Promises, nor Precepts.
It hath lamentably disturbed the Church of Christ, when ignorant self-conceited Christians, who see not the difficulty, grow confident that they understand many Prophecies in Daniel, the Revelations, &c. and thereupon found their presumption (miscalled faith) upon their own mistakes, and then form their prayers, their communion, their practice into such schism, and sedition, and uncharitable ways, as the interest of their opinions do require (as the Millenaries before mentioned have done in this generation.)
It hath lamentably disturbed the Church of Christ, when ignorant self-conceited Christians, who see not the difficulty, grow confident that they understand many Prophecies in Daniel, the Revelations, &c. and thereupon found their presumption (miscalled faith) upon their own mistakes, and then form their prayers, their communion, their practice into such schism, and sedition, and uncharitable waies, as the interest of their opinions do require (as the Millenaries before mentioned have done in this generation.)