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The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural…
The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural evidence the being of God ... : the second part, of Christianity, proving by evidence supernatural and natural, the certain truth of the Christian belief ... / by Richard Baxter ... ; also an appendix defending the soul's immortality against the Somatists or Epicureans and other pseudo-philosophers.
London: printed by R. White for Fran. Titon, 1667
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.
§. 5. They that are obliged to such absolute and exact obedience, are obliged to use their utmost diligence to understand God's Laws, which they must obey.
For no man can obey a Law which he doth not know of, and understand. Subjection includeth an obligation to study our Maker's Laws, so far as we must do them: Indeed those that concern others, we are not so much bound to know (as a Subject to know God's Laws for Kings and Pastors of the Church); but for our own duty we cannot do it before we know it. Those that are ignorant of their Maker's Will through unwillingness, contempt or negligence, are so far disobedient to his Government.
§. 6.1 There are many and great temptations to draw us to disobey our Maker, which every one is bound with greatest vigilancy and constancy to resist.
- 1Dicebat Thales, Homines existimare oportere Deos omnia cernere, deorumque omnia esse plena, & tunc fore omnes Castiores. Cic. 2. de Leg. Anthenodorus dicere prudenter solebat, ita cum hominibus homines vivere debere, acsi Deus Retributor bonorum malorumque ultor, omni loco ac tempore actions nostras intueretur conspicereturque humanis nostris oculis. Fulgos. l. 7. c. 2. Sic vive cum hominibus tanquam Deus videat: Sic loquere cum Deo tanquam homines audiant Sen. ep 10.Dicebat Thales, Homines existimare oportere Deos omnia cernere, deorumque omnia esse plena, & tunc fore omnes Castiores. Cic. 2. de Leg. Anthenodorus dicere prudenter solebat, ita cum hominibus homines vivere debere, acsi Deus Retributor bonorum malorumque ultor, omni loco ac tempore actiones nostras intueretur conspicereturque humanis nostris oculis. Fulgos. l. 7. c. 2. Sic vive cum hominibus tanquam Deus videat: Sic loquere cum Deo tanquam homines audiant Sen. ep 10.