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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.
2. That which the Soul most Loveth it doth most devote it self to, and adhere to, and rest in: But we must more devote our selves to God, and adhere to him, and rest in him, than our selves: Ergo, we must Love him more.
3. That which is an Absolute Good, and is dependent on nothing, must be absolutely loved for it self: But such is God: Ergo. And that which is only a derivative, limited, dependent Good, and not made ultimately for it self; is not to be loved ultimately for it self: But such is man: Ergo.
4. That which is the Fountain of all Goodness and Love, must be the end of all: But that is God and not Man: Ergo.
5. To love God ultimately for our selves, is to deify our selves, and take down God into the order of a Means, that is, of a Creature.
5. To love God ultimately for our selves, is to deifie our selves, and take down God into the order of a Means, that is, of a Creature.