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Now or never the holy, serious, diligent believer justified, encouraged, excited and directed, and…
Now or never the holy, serious, diligent believer justified, encouraged, excited and directed, and the opposers and neglecters convinced by the light of Scripture and reason / by Richard Baxter ...
London : s.n., 1662
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.
3. Another part of your work, is, to see the honouring of God in the world, the promoting of his Kingdom and Government in your selves and others, the doing of his will and obeying of his Laws: And is there any controversy in this?
3. Another part of your work, is, to see the honouring of God in the world, the promoting of his Kingdom and Government in your selves and others, the doing of his will and obeying of his Laws: And is there any controversie in this?
4. Another part of your work, is, to to mortify the flesh, & to reject its conceits, and desires, and lusts, which resist the foresaid obedience to God; and to cast out the inordinate love and care of worldly things: to refuse the counsels, the commands, the will, the enticements and persuasions of man, which contradict the commands & will of God: & to forsake all that you have ⟨p. 189⟩in the world rather then forsake your dear Redeemer, and hazard your salvation by any wilful sin: To take up your Cross and follow Christ through a life of suffering to glory; I know there is difficulty enough in all this, and that flesh will repine against it and abhor it: But is there any controversy about it among any true believers? Is not all this the express Command of God, and necessary to salvation?
4. Another part of your work, is, to to mortifie the flesh, & to reject its conceits, and desires, and lusts, which resist the foresaid obedience to God; and to cast out the inordinate love and care of worldly things: to refuse the counsels, the commands, the will, the enticements and perswasions of man, which contradict the commands & will of God: & to forsake all that you have ⟨p. 189⟩in the world rather then forsake your dear Redeemer, and hazard your salvation by any wilful sin: To take up your Cross and follow Christ through a life of suffering to glory; I know there is difficulty enough in all this, and that flesh will repine against it and abhor it: But is there any controversie about it among any true believers? Is not all this the express Command of God, and necessary to salvation?