A26981:294
A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainness and…A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and…
A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainness and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter.A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for B. Simmons, 1685
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.
28, 29, 30. And why do you distrustfully care for clothing? You see the Lilies of the field that neither sow nor spin, have yet a more beautiful flower than Solomons most splendid Ornaments could match. And doth God so cloth these and other Plants with beauty, and sweetness, and are you so distrustful and weak in Faith, as to fear that he will neglect you?
28, 29, 30. And why do you distrustfully care for cloathing? You see the Lilies of the field that neither sow nor spin, have yet a more beautifull flower than Solomons most splendid Ornaments could match. And doth God so cloth these and other Plants with beauty, and sweetness, and are you so distrustfull and weak in Faith, as to fear that he will neglect you?
Note, That Christ here neither blameth Sowing, Spinning or other meet labour, nor would have it done imprudently and carelessly; much less doth he approve on a• idle slothful life on pretence of trusting God. Six days must we labour, and not eat the bread of idle•e Paul saith, He that will not work (when he can) […] him not eat. Idleness corrupteth Body and Soul. Such Care as we must take to feed and clothe the Poor, such at least we may take for our selves: But,
Note, That Christ here neither blameth Sowing, Spinning or other meet labour, nor would have it done imprudently and carelesly; much less doth he approve on a• idle slothful life on pretence of trusting God. Six days must we labour, and not eat the bread of idle•e Paul saith, He that will not work (when he can) 〈…〉 him not eat. Idleness corrupteth Body and Soul. Such Care as we must take to feed and cloath the Poor, such at least we may take for our selves: But,