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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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7. How Pleasant is it to know the nature and use of all Christs Ordinances: The excellencies of his Holy Word: the use of Baptism, and the refreshing, strengthening use of the Supper of the Lord: the use and benefit of Holy prayer, and praises, and thanksgiving, and Church-order, and all parts of the Communion of the Saints!
8. Yea there is a holy Pleasure in knowing our very sin and folly. When God bringeth a sinner to himself, though his sin be odious to him, yet to know the sin is Pleasant; and therefore he prayeth that God would show him the bottom of his heart, and the most secret or odious of his sins.
8. Yea there is a holy Pleasure in knowing our very sin and folly. When God bringeth a sinner to himself, though his sin be odious to him, yet to know the sin is Pleasant; and therefore he prayeth that God would shew him the bottom of his heart, and the most secret or odious of his sins.
9. And it is Pleasant to a Christian to know his Duty. It very much quieteth and delighteth his mind, when he can but know what is the will of God: When the way of Duty is plain before him, how cheerfully can he go on, whatever meet him? and how easy doth it make his labour and his suffering?
9. And it is Pleasant to a Christian to know his Duty. It very much quieteth and delighteth his mind, when he can but know what is the will of God: When the way of Duty is plain before him, how chearfully can he go on, whatever meet him? and how easie doth it make his labour and his suffering?