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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
Part 1 › Chapter 10: Of GOD's particular Laws as known in Nature.
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.
§. 16. Nature telleth us, 1that God should be worshipped heartily, sincerely, spiritually, and also decently and reverently, 2both with soul and body, as being the Lord of both.
- 1Lege Laert. de Magis.
- 2Cicero de nat. Deor. lib. 1. p. 46. saith, That Possidonius believed that Epicurus thought that there was no God; and therefore, not according to his judgement, but in scorn, describeth God like a man careless, idle, &c. which he would not have done, if he had thought that there was a God indeed.
§. 17. It telleth us also, that he must not be worshipped with sin or cruelty, or by toyish, childish, ludicrous manner of Worship, which signify a mind that is not serious, or which tend to breed a low esteem of him; or which are any way contrary to his Nature, or his will.
§. 17. It telleth us also, that he must not be worshipped with sin or cruelty, or by toyish, childish, ludicrous manner of Worship, which signifie a minde that is not serious, or which tend to breed a low esteem of him; or which are any way contrary to his Nature, or his will.
§. 18. Nature telleth us, that such as are endued with an eminent degree of holy wisdom, should be Teachers of others, for obedience to God, and their salvation.