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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26981	A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1685 (1685)	Wing B1338; ESTC R231645	1,057,080	615

more meet to be a Compassionate Helper the Example the Teacher and the Trust of them that must follow him through temptations and by his Merit and Victory hath obtained power to deliver them CHAP. III. WHerefore holy brethren partakers of the heavenly calling consider the apostle and high priest of our profession Christ Jesus 2. Who was faithful to him that appointed him as also Moses was faithful in all his house 1. Wherefore you who are holy Brethren by Faith and Dedication given up to Christ and in him made partakers of that Calling from Heaven which maketh you Heirs of Heaven study and consider Jesus Christ the great Apostle sent of God to be the prime Preacher of the Gospel and the High Priest and chief Guide and Mediator to Godward of our Religion and Profession who faithfully did all that belonged to his undertaken Office in sacrificing himself for our sins and fulfilling all Righteousness and conquering Satan and Death and ascending to intercede for us in Glory and sending down the Holy Ghost and making and sealing the Law of Faith even as Moses in his time was faithful though with disparity of Honour and Work Christ in his own House by a more perfect Administration and Moses but as a Steward 3. For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses in as much as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house 3. For Christ is as much more honourable than Moses as the Maker and Master is than the House for Moses was but a Member of the Family but Christ the Maker and Master of it 4. For every house is builded by some man but he that built all things is God 4. All Families or Houses are founded by some man but he that built the Church is the same that built or made all things and that is God 5. And Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after 6. But Christ as a son over his own house 5 6. And Moses as a Servant was faithful for the Delivery and Confirmation of so much of God's Word as was to be spoken to the Jews by him but Christ as the Son and Heir and Master of the House as his own 6. Whose house are we if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoycing of the hope firm unto the end 6. This House is the Church of which we are parts so be it we hold fast the confident Profession of our faith and the joy and glorying in our hopes of the promised Blessedness firm to the end 7. Wherefore as the holy Ghost saith To day if ye will hear his voice 8. Harden not your hearts as in the provocation in the day of temptation in the wilderness 9. When your fathers tempted me proved me and saw my works forty years 10. Wherefore I was grieved with that generation and said They do always err in their hearts and they have not known my ways 11. So I sware in my wrath They shall not enter into my rest 7 8 9 10 11. But seeing he will take none to dwell with him in Glory but those that persevere hear and consider what the Holy Ghost said to and of the Israelites To day c. Neglect not his present Call and your present Day to the hardening of your hearts as your Fathers did in the Wilderness by which God's Justice was engaged against them as a People whose hearts were habituated to evil and have not the obedient knowledge of his Ways and Works and Will So that he sware in his just displeasure that that Generation should not enter into the promised Land 12. Take heed brethren lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God 12. Take warning by these Israelites and see that there be not in any of you an evil unsound heart that is prepared by secret Unbelief to depart in Tryal from the Living God 13. But exhort one another daily while it is called To day lest any of you be hardned through the deceitfulness of sin 13. To this end one means appointed by God for your perseverance is speedily and daily to exhort and stir up one another the Pastors in the Church and Assemblies and all in their Places and Converse And the rather because Sin of which you are in danger is a deceitful thing and they that revolt are made believe that it is but a receiving of the Truth or a necessary Self-saving and no forsaking of Christ or Truth or Godliness N. Qu. But what if Rulers forbid us to meet daily for such Exhortation Answ God commandeth you to do it in the manner and time that the End requireth and no man can dispense with his Law The Christians for three hundred years assembled when forbidden Qu. But what if Christian Rulers forbid it Ans Christians have more Obligation than Heathens to do good but no more Authority to do evil or null God's Laws Qu. But what if Violence or Prisons restrain us Ans God requireth not Impossibilities 14. For we are made partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end 14. We are i●itially made partakers of Christ as our Saviour but if we will attain Salvation by him we must hold the subsisting faith or the confidence in which we have begun or which is our Principle firm to the end For Perseverance is made a Condition of the Promise of Salvation 15. Whilst it is said To day if ye will hear his voice harden not your hearts as in the provocation 16. For some when they had heard did provoke howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses 15 16. The words tell us that some that heard after Deliverance from Egypt provoked God but it was not all 17. But with whom was he grieved forty years was it not with them that had sinned whose carcases fell in the wilderness 17. With whom was God so displeased as Grief here signifieth Nothing displeaseth him but sin It was with backsliding disobedient unthankful murmurers that would not rest in the Will and Word and Providence of God but must have their own carnal will fulfilled and so God in Justice killed them in the Wilderness after so many Miracles had led them many years towards the promised Land Take heed lest you follow them in the like sin to greater punishment for abusing greater mercies 18 19. And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest but to them that believed not So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief 18 19. It was the sinning Unbelievers that he sware should not enter and it was because of their Unbelief that they could not enter Take heed therefore lest ye fall by Unbelief in Tryal for there is more required to our compleat Salvation than to our first part in Christ CHAP. IV. 1. LEt us therefore fear lest a

prayers night and day 5. By a Widdow indeed I mean one that is desolate having neither Maintenance nor Ability to get it nor Kindred to relieve her but liveth Faith and truth in God who as she is to live upon the Church so she is bound to serve the Church by constant Prayers both alone and with these Women whom she visiteth and instructeth 6. But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth 6. But she that liveth delicately and sportingly and wantonly with gaudy Ornaments is a living Carkass 7. And these things give in charge that they may be blameless 7. Acquaint them with these Canons that the Church and they may be kept from misdoing 8. But if any provide not for his own and specally those of his own house he hath denied the faith and is worse then an infidel 8. But if any of the Church that is able maintain not his own neer Kindred especially those that have right to be kept in his own Family as Parents have he liveth so contrary to the Christian Faith that he forfeits the Reputation of True Christians and doth that which the Infidels themselves will condemn and in that is worse than they 9. Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old having been the wife of one man 9. Because such Widows 1. Must be maintaned as those that cannot labour 2. And do resove against Marrying again being past the need of it 3. And must be stay'd Monitors to the Younger Women therefore take in none into the Churches charge that is under threescore years old and none that hath separated from her Husband and Married another 10. Well reported of for good works if she have brought up children if she have lodged strangers if she have washed the Saints feet if she have relieved the afflicted if she have diligently followed every good work 10. It is her Christian Behaviour before her Poverty that must be rewarded with the Churches Maintenance Therefore she must be one 1. That is known to have done good to others while she was able 2. Who hath piously educated her own Children 3. Lodged Strangers c Note That in that hot and poor Countrey those here called Saints usually travailed on Foot and were Bare leg'd wearing only Sandals or Shoes and had not-Inns for Entertainment with that convenience as we have here nor Money for such charges therefore it was one of the great works of Godly Charity for Christians to take Travellers and Strangers into their Houses and Wash their Feet from the Dust contracted daily in their Travail And to relieve all in want and affliction to their Power 11. But the younger widdows resuse for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ they will marry 12. Having damnation because they have cast off their first faith 11 12. But receive not a Young Widow into the number of those that serve the Church and are maintained by it For as they are not by Age past labouring for themselves or fit to resolve on a single life for the Churches Service so when they grow Lustful and Wanton and weary of the Yoak of Chastity and Church Service they will Marry And so prove Criminal Sinners against Christ by violating that sort of Devotedness to his Service 13. And withal they learn to be idle wandring about from house to house and not onely idle but tatlers also and busie-bodies speaking things which they ought not 13. And being idle they learn to go about to Houses and there not onely idly pass their time but to spend it in tatling or in idle and unfit Chat aad busying themselves with other Mens Matters and talking of that which they ought not to talk of Note Qu. But are not Women prone to this tho they be not Devoted to Chastity and Church-Service Ans Yes 1. And therefore Paul speaketh this as the Vice that most Women are strongly by nature addicted to And that all may see the danger of it and fear it And indeed how rare are those Women even that profess to be most Religious that use not to venture on this Chat and Backbiting and Busie judging those that are absent and meddling with things which they should not meddle with 2. But yet those that are taken up with Family Business of their own are not so vacant and liable to these Crimes as the idle are And therefore what Paul saith of these Young Church-Widows all Rich Women should read with Application For Riches tempt them to be idle and idleness tempts them to the same sins to spend their time in going from House to House on pretense of Civil Visits and there to talk venterous●y without a call of all things and Persons that come into their Minds 14. I will therefore that the younger women marry bear children guide the house give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully 15. For some are already turned aside after Satan 14 15. My Advise therefore is That Young Women marry that have not some special reason against it and by bearing Children and educating them Religiously and guiding their Houses piously and diligently they may so do the Church the greatest service and give no occasion to malicious Adversaries to speak evil of the Church as if it were a Society of idle twatler● and lustful wantons For some have already forsaken Christianity its like tempted partly by some such Scandals or at least are ready to believe and report them 16. If any man or woman that believeth have widdows let them relieve them and let not the church be charged that it may relieve them that are widdows indeed 16. Let all Christians keep the Widdows that Nature bindeth them to keep if able and not cast them on the Church and rob Widdows indeed by disabling the Church to maintain them 17. Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour especially they who labour in the word and doctrine 17. It being the Office of Church-elders to be the Churches Guides or Rulers by the Canon of Gods Laws Let those that do this well be counted worthy of double honour above the common rank of the Faithful and to be accordingly maintained and obeyed but especially those of them who are Laborious Preachers Expounding and applying the Word and Doctrine of Christ Note 1. That Elders or Bishops were the fixed Guides of single Churches no bigger than our Parishes for number of Souls 2. That they had very much work to do besides Publick Preaching As to judge who was to be taken in by Baptism or to be openly rebuked or cast out or reconciled to teach from House to House on just occasion to visit the Sick take care of the Poor resolve Doubts oversee Manners c. 3. That usually one Church had many of these and all found work enough some maintained themselves and some the Church Offerings maintained 4. As all these could not publickly Preach at once so all were not fitted for

hath Decreed their Salvation and will not lose them and he hath marked them out by his Spirit and written on them Holiness to the Lord And therefore on the other side is written Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity For Gods Decree conjoyneth the End and Means and he Decreeth none to Salvation that are not at once Decreed to Sanctification As his Covenant on his part promiseth us Life so our Covenant to him obligeth us to Holiness 20. But in a great house there are not onely vessels of gold and of silver but also of wood and earth and some to honour and some to dishonour 20. But it is not to be wondered at if in Gods House which is his Church-visible or the Professors of Christianity there be Errours and Scandals and some Backslide For it 's usual in great Mens Houses to have some Wooden and Earthen Vessels for low and base usage as well as Silver and Gold for the Table c. 21. If a man therefore purge himself from these he shall be a vessel unto honour sanctified and meet for the masters use and prepared unto every good work 21. All that by Gods Grace do purge themselves from Heresie and Iniquity are Vessels of Honour sanctified and meet to serve and honour God and disposed to all good Works 22. Flee also youthful lusts but follow righteousness faith charity peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart 22. Note 1. That the Flesh and its Lusts especially in Youth are such dangerous Enemies to our Holiness and Salvation that we have greet need to be warned to avoid those Lusts and consequently all that cherisheth them Fulness Idleness loose Company c. 2. Righteousness Faith Charity and Peace are the Sum of a Holy Life 3. Charity and Peace must extend to all that call on the Lord out of a pure Heart though not in our Forms or Ceremonies 23. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid knowing that they do gender strifes 23. But whereas the more ignorant and unsound Professors are apt to turn Practical Godliness into Self-conceited Ignorant Controversie and Disputes avoid this ill Practice as knowing that such wranglings do but but breed strifes 24. And the servant of the Lord must not strive but be gentle unto all men apt to teach patient 25. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth 26. And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil who are taken captive by him at his will 24 25 26. But God's Servants especially Bishops and Teachers must not provoke D●ssenters by striving Debates but be gentle to all Men even the Erroneous apt to teach them and patient with them in Errour Instructing them in Meeekness and in a gentle sort even when they oppose the Truth and thus to wait in the right use of Gods means to see whether God will convince them and turn them by Repentance to the acknowledging of the Truth and that by consideration of what you teach them they may recover themselves out of the Snare of the Devil who captivateth them alive to do his Will Note 1. If Men will not hear gentle teaching much less will they yield to provoking Disputes 2. Yet Disputes like defensive Wars are oft necessary to the defense of the Truth and Church tho it be not the way to win the Opponent 3. Till sinners by consideration can be brought to be Agents in recovering themselves no Teaching or Disputing is like to recover them 4 Fire and Water are not more contrary than this word of God and the way of Romish Prelates who Hereticate Imprison Silence Ruine and Murder True Christians for conforming to all their Superstitious Canons and Ceremonies and not swearing obedience to their usurped Domination CHAP. III. 1. THis know also that in the last days perillous times shall come 1. Before the End the times will grow yet harder more difficult and dangerous 2 3. For men shall be lovers of their own selves covetous boasters proud blasphemers disobedient to parents unthankful unholy without natural affection truce-breakers false accusers incontinent fierce despisers of those that are good 4. Traitours heady high-minded lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God 5. Having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof from such turn away 2 3 4 5. The sins which will abound are these 1. They will be enslaved by selfishness and little care for any but themselves 2. Lovers of Money and Covetous 3. Open boasters and Vain glorious 4. Proud 5. Blasphemers and r●●●oachful 6. Disobedient to their own Parents 7. Unthankful 8. Without Holiness Profane 9. Having no true friendly love no not Natural 10. Men that will not live in Peace but are unreconcilable 11. Devils or false accusers of others especially of the best 12. Distempered Ilconditioned Incontinent 13. Fierce and Cruel 14. Having no love to Goodness or Good Men. 15. Betrayers of others or Treacherous 16. Rash Precipitate Heady Men 17. High-minded puft up with selfconceit instead of Solid Knowledge 18. Lovers of Pleasure Sensual and Fantastical as Carnal Men more than lovers of God 19. Having an Image or form of Godliness a shew and outside in Words Gestures Liturgies Ceremonies and Professions 20. But the Power of it for Sanctification mortifying the Flesh and overcoming the World and living above they Savour not but deny and do oppose From this sort of Men turn away and have no communion with them Note If the Apostle had written thus in these latter ages of the Church Guilt would have made many accuse him as Describing and Defaming them and their Church Rulers 6. For of this sort are they which creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins led away with divers lusts 7. Ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth 6.7 This Evil Spirit is already gone forth and these Mischiefs are begun and will increase for such are they that thrust themselves into Houses and there by deceit lead captive silly women who being under a heep of their own sins and acted and led by divers lusts or ill desires come to the Christian Assemblies and are still learning but grow not in sound Religion nor come to any sound knowledge of the truth and so are very capable Receptive Objects for any such deceivers to draw away Note That all the said twenty foresaid Vices which cleave to creeping Hereticks while they are low do work with greater power and confidence in them when they get into Domination 8. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses so do these also resist the truth men of corrupt minds reprobate concerning the faith 8. And as the Egyptian Magicians withstoud Moses to keep Pharoah from believing him and that by Magick so do these resist the True Preachers of the Gospel by their Magick and Arts now and by the Sword and