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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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O therefore if you would live a Pleasant life, draw near to God, and by Faith behold him, and by Love adhere to him, and take a view of his infinite Goodness and all his perfections; and behold him in his wondrous works, and then break forth into his cheerful praises, and you shall taste such pleasures as the earth affordeth not. Launch forth into the boundless Ocean of Eternity, ⟨p. 289⟩and let your hearts and tongues expatiate in the Praise of the Heavenly Majesty, and use this work and ply it close, and be not too seldom, or customary, or careless in it, and you shall find the difference between the Pleasures of Faith and of the flesh, of a Holy and of a sensual life, Psalm 135. 2, 3. Ye that stand in the House of the Lord, in the Courts of the House of our God: Praise the Lord, for the Lord is Good: sing praises to his Name, for it is pleasant.] Psal. 71. 8. Let my mouth be filled with thy Praise, and with thy honour all the day.] Psal. 96. 2. 6. Sing unto the Lord; bless his name; show forth his salvation from day to day. Honour and Majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his Sanctuary.]
O therefore if you would live a Pleasant life, draw near to God, and by Faith behold him, and by Love adhere to him, and take a view of his infinite Goodness and all his perfections; and behold him in his wonderous works, and then break forth into his chearful praises, and you shall taste such pleasures as the earth affordeth not. Lanch forth into the boundless Ocean of Eternity, ⟨p. 289⟩and let your hearts and tongues expatiate in the Praise of the Heavenly Majesty, and use this work and ply it close, and be not too seldom, or customary, or careless in it, and you shall find the difference between the Pleasures of Faith and of the flesh, of a Holy and of a sensual life, Psalm 135. 2, 3. Ye that stand in the House of the Lord, in the Courts of the House of our God: Praise the Lord, for the Lord is Good: sing praises to his Name, for it is pleasant.]