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The mischiefs of self-ignorance and the benefits of self-acquaintance opened in divers sermons at…
The mischiefs of self-ignorance and the benefits of self-acquaintance opened in divers sermons at Dunstan's-West and published in answer to the accusations of some and the desires of others / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R. White for F. Tyton, 1662
THE Mischief of Self-ignorance, AND Benefit of Self-acquaintance. › Part
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6. When once you know that you have Christ within you, you may cheerfully proceed in the way of Life; when doubting Christians that know not whether they are in the way or not, are still looking behind them, and spend their time in perplexed fears, lest they are out of the way, and go on with heaviness and trouble, as uncertain whether they may not lose their labour: and are still questioning their groundwork, when the building should go on. It is an unspeakable mercy, when a believing Soul is freed from these distracting hindering doubts, and may bodily and cheerfully hold on his way, and be walking or working, when other men are fearing and enquiring of the way; and may with patience and comfort wait for the reward, the •rown of life, when others are still questioning whether they were ever regenerate, and whether their hopes have any ground. We may be steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, when we know that our labour is not in vain in the Lord, 1 Cor. 15.58. We may then gird up the loins of the mind, and in sobriety hope unto the end, ⟨p. 362⟩for the grace that is to be brought us, at the Revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Pet. 1.13.
6. When once you know that you have Christ within you, you may cheerfully proceed in the way of Life; when doubting Christians that know not whether they are in the way or not, are still looking behind them, and spend their time in perplexed fears, lest they are out of the way, and go on with heaviness and trouble, as uncertain whether they may not lose their labour: and are still questioning their groundwork, when the building should go on. It is an unspeakable mercy, when a believing Soul is freed from these distracting hindering doubts, and may bodily and cheerfully hold on his way, and be walking or working, when other men are fearing and enquiring of the way; and may with patience and comfort wait for the reward, the •rown of life, when others are still questioning whether they were ever regenerate, and whether their hopes have any ground. We may be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, when we know that our labour is not in vain in the Lord,