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A saint or a brute the certain necessity and excellency of holiness, &c. ...…
A saint or a brute the certain necessity and excellency of holiness, &c. ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Francis Tyton, 1662
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Quer. 18. Are not those that Believe the Life to come of Holier lives (for the generality) then those that do not? And whether is it like that God should reveal his mind to them, or unto wicked wretches? and is it liker that he should forsake all the holy persons of all ages, and give them up to deceit in the greatest matters, who most diligently study and pray for Knowledge, rather then forsake those sensual wretches that wilfully forsake him?
Quer. 18. Are not those that Believe the Life to come of Holyer lives (for the generality) then those that do not? And whether is it like that God should reveal his mind to them, or unto wicked wretches? and is it liker that he should forsake all the holy persons of all ages, and give them up to deceit in the greatest matters, who most diligently study and pray for Knowledge, rather then forsake those sensual wretches that wilfully forsake him?
Quer. 19. Is there not in thy own Conscience, at least sometimes, ⟨p. 150⟩some fears yet left of a life to come? I believe there is: and when thou hast done thy worst, thou wilt hardly perfectly overcome them. Doth not conscience say, O but what if there should be a Hell for the ungodly? Where am I then? Hearken then to thy Conscience.
Quer. 20. Dost thou believe that spirits in borrowed shapes have oft appeared unto men, and in voio•s spoken to them, to draw them to sin, or to perdition? If thou do believe it, thou mayest easily believe that there is a Hell which they are so busy to persuade us to, and a Heaven of which they would deprive us. If thou believe not that there have been such Apparitions, I am able to give thee undeniable testimonies. Read what I have said in my Treatise against Infidelity of this. Read Remigius, Bodin, Danus, Mallets Maleficorum, &c. of Witches; and Read a little Book called The Devil of Mascon, where is abundant testimony of his Vocal conference, for about a quarter of a year together, in the house of a godly Minister in a populous City, before Papists, Protestants, and all. Many I could give you that were done here at home.