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A26951 The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb. 11, 1, formerly preached before His Majesty, and published by his command, with another added for the fuller application : the second is instructions for confirming believers in the Christian faith : the third is directions how to live by faith, or how to exercise it upon all occasions / by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1670 (1670) Wing B1301; ESTC R5103 494,148 660

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these_o the_o first_o thing_n know_v both_o for_o certain_o and_o for_o excellency_n be_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n 3._o this_o god_n be_v to_o be_v know_v as_o one_o be_v in_o his_o three_o essential_a principle_n vital_a power_n intellect_n and_o will._n 4._o and_o these_o as_o in_o their_o essential_a perfection_n omnipotency_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n or_o love_n 5._o and_o also_o in_o his_o perfection_n call_v modal_n and_o negative_a etc._n etc._n as_o immensity_n eternity_n independency_n immutability_n etc._n etc._n 6._o god_n must_v be_v next_o know_v in_o his_o three_o personality_n as_o the_o father_n the_o word_n or_o son_n and_o the_o spirit_n 7._o and_o these_o in_o their_o three_o causality_n efficient_a dirigent_a and_o final_a 8._o and_o in_o their_o three_o great_a work_n creation_n redemption_n sanctification_n or_o perfection_n produce_v nature_n grace_n and_o glory_n or_o our_o person_n medicine_n and_o health_n 9_o and_o god_n who_o create_v the_o world_n be_v thereupon_o to_o be_v know_v in_o his_o relation_n to_o it_o as_o our_o creator_n in_o unity_n and_o as_o our_o owner_n ruler_n and_o chief_a good_a efficient_a dirigent_a and_o final_a in_o a_o trinity_n of_o relation_n you_o must_v know_v how_o the_o infinite_a vital_a power_n of_o the_o father_n create_v all_o thing_n by_o the_o infinite_a wisdom_n of_o the_o word_n or_o son_n and_o by_o the_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o love_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n as_o the_o son_n redeem_v we_o as_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n and_o word_n incarnate_a send_v by_o the_o eternal_a vital-power_n of_o the_o father_n to_o reveal_v and_o communicate_v the_o eternal_a love_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v sanctify_v and_o perfect_v we_o as_o proceed_v and_o send_v from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o son_n to_o shed_v abroad_o the_o love_n of_o god_n upon_o our_o heart_n etc._n etc._n 10._o next_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n as_o creator_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v the_o world_n which_o he_o create_v and_o especial_o the_o intectellual_a creature_n angel_n or_o heavenly_a spirit_n and_o men._n man_n be_v to_o be_v know_v in_o his_o person_n or_o constitution_n first_o and_o afterward_o in_o his_o appoint_a course_n and_o in_o his_o end_n and_o perfection_n 11._o in_o his_o constitution_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o his_o be_v or_o essential_a part_n 2._o his_o rectitude_n or_o quality_n 3._o his_o relation_n 1._o to_o his_o creator_n and_o 2._o to_o his_o fellow-creature_n 12._o his_o essential_a part_n be_v his_o soul_n and_o body_n his_o soul_n be_v to_o be_v know_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o its_o essence_n and_o trinity_n of_o essential_a faculty_n which_o be_v its_o natural_a
image_n of_o god_n it_o be_v essence_n be_v a_o live_a spirit_n it_o be_v essential_a faculty_n be_v 1._o a_o vital_a activity_n or_o power_n 2._o a_o understanding_n 3._o a_o will._n 13._o his_o rectitude_n which_o be_v god_n moral_a image_n on_o he_o consist_v 1._o in_o the_o promptitude_n and_o fortitude_n of_o his_o active_a power_n 2._o in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o his_o understanding_n 3._o in_o the_o moral_a goodness_n of_o his_o will_n which_o be_v its_o inclination_n to_o its_o end_n and_o readiness_n for_o its_o duty_n 14._o be_v create_v such_o a_o creature_n by_o a_o mere_a resultancy_n from_o his_o nature_n and_o his_o creator_n he_o be_v relate_v to_o he_o as_o his_o creature_n and_o in_o that_o unity_n be_v the_o subsequent_a trinity_n of_o relation_n 1._o as_o we_o be_v god_n propriety_n or_o his_o own_o 2._o his_o subject_n 3._o his_o beneficiaries_n and_o lover_n all_o comprise_v in_o the_o one_o title_n of_o his_o child_n and_o at_o once_o with_o these_o relation_n of_o man_n to_o god_n it_o be_v that_o god_n be_v as_o before_o relate_v to_o man_n as_o his_o creator_n and_o as_o his_o owner_n ruler_n and_o chief_a good_n 15._o man_n be_v also_o relate_v to_o his_o fellow_n creature_n below_o he_o 1._o as_o their_o owner_n 2._o their_o ruler_n 3._o their_o end_n under_o god_n which_o be_v god_n dominative_a or_o honorary_a image_n upon_o man_n and_o be_v call_v common_o our_o dominion_n over_o the_o creature_n so_o that_o by_o mere_a creation_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o creature_n there_o be_v constitute_v a_o state_n of_o communion_n between_o god_n and_o man_n which_o be_v 1._o a_o dominion_n 2._o a_o kingdom_n 3._o a_o family_n or_o paternity_n and_o the_o whole_a be_v sometime_o call_v by_o one_o of_o these_o name_n and_o sometime_o by_o the_o other_o still_o imply_v the_o rest_n 16._o god_n kingdom_n be_v thus_o constitute_v his_o attribute_n appropriate_v to_o these_o his_o relation_n follow_v 1._o his_o absoluteness_n as_o our_o owner_n 2._o his_o holiness_n truth_n and_o justice_n as_o our_o ruler_n 3._o and_o his_o kindness_n benignity_n and_o mercy_n as_o our_o father_n or_o benefactor_n 17._o and_o then_o the_o work_n of_o god_n as_o in_o these_o three_o relation_n follow_v which_o be_v 1._o to_o dispose_v of_o we_o at_o his_o pleasure_n as_o our_o owner_n 2._o to_o govern_v we_o as_o our_o king_n 3._o to_o love_v we_o and_o do_v we_o good_a and_o make_v we_o perfect_o happy_a as_o our_o benefactor_n and_o our_o end_n 18._o and_o here_o more_o particular_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o how_o god_n dispose_v of_o adam_n when_o he_o have_v new_o make_v he_o 2._o how_o he_o begin_v his_o government_n of_o he_o and_o 3._o what_o benefit_n he_o give_v he_o and_o what_o he_o further_o offer_v or_o promise_v he_o 19_o and_o as_o to_o the_o second_o we_o must_v 1._o consider_v the_o antecedent_n part_n of_o god_n government_n which_o be_v legislation_n and_o then_o hereafter_o the_o consequent_a part_n which_o be_v 1._o judgement_n 2._o execution_n and_o god_n legislation_n be_v 1._o by_o make_v our_o nature_n such_o as_o compare_v with_o object_n duty_n shall_v result_v from_o this_o nature_n so_o relate_v 2._o or_o else_o by_o precept_n or_o revelation_n from_o himself_o beside_o our_o nature_n 1._o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v fundamental_a and_o radical_a in_o our_o foresay_a relation_n to_o god_n themselves_o in_o which_o it_o be_v make_v our_o natural_a duty_n 1._o to_o submit_v ourselves_o whole_o to_o god_n and_o his_o disposal_n as_o his_o own_o 2._o to_o obey_v his_o command_n 3._o and_o to_o receive_v his_o mercy_n and_o thankful_o to_o return_v they_o and_o to_o love_v he_o but_o though_o as_o god_n essential_a principle_n and_o his_o foresay_a relation_n be_v admirable_o conjunct_a in_o their_o operation_n ad_fw-la extra_fw-la so_o our_o relative_n obligation_n be_v conjunct_a yet_o be_v they_o so_o far_o distinguishable_a that_o we_o may_v say_v that_o these_o which_o conjunct_o make_v our_o moral_a duty_n yet_o be_v not_o all_o the_o result_v of_o our_o relation_n to_o a_o governor_n as_o such_o but_o the_o second_o only_o and_o therefore_o that_o only_o be_v to_o be_v call_v the_o radical_a law_n in_o the_o strict_a sense_n the_o other_o two_o be_v the_o moral_a result_v of_o our_o rectitude_n the_o duty_n of_o subjection_n and_o obedience_n in_o general_n arise_v from_o our_o nature_n relate_v to_o our_o creator_n be_v the_o radical_a govern_v law_n of_o god_n in_o we_o but_o yet_o the_o same_o submission_n and_o gratitude_n and_o love_n which_o be_v primary_o our_o duty_n from_o their_o proper_a foundation_n be_v secondary_o make_v also_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o subjective_a duty_n because_o they_o be_v also_o command_v of_o god_n 2._o the_o particular_a law_n of_o nature_n be_v 1._o of_o our_o particular_a duty_n to_o god_n or_o of_o piety_n 2._o or_o of_o our_o duty_n to_o ourselves_o and_o other_o 1._o act_n of_o justice_n 2._o and_o of_o charity_n these_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v 1._o unalterable_a and_o that_o be_v where_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o person_n and_o of_o the_o object_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o they_o be_v unalterable_a or_o still_o the_o same_o 2._o or_o mutable_a when_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v its_o foundation_n be_v mutable_a as_o it_o be_v the_o immutable_a law_n of_o immutable_a nature_n that_o we_o love_v god_n as_o god_n and_o that_o we_o do_v all_o the_o good_a we_o can_v etc._n etc._n because_o the_o foundation_n of_o it_o be_v immutable_a but_o e._n g._n the_o law_n against_o incest_n be_v mutable_a in_o nature_n for_o nature_n bind_v adam_n child_n to_o marry_v each_o other_o and_o nature_n bind_v we_o since_o ordinary_o to_o the_o contrary_a 2._o the_o reveal_v law_n to_o adam_n be_v superinduce_v the_o part_n of_o god_n law_n must_v also_o here_o be_v consider_v 1._o the_o introductive_a teach_v part_n for_o god_n teach_v we_o be_v part_n of_o his_o rule_v we_o and_o that_o be_v doctrine_n history_n and_o prophecy_n 2._o the_o imperative_a part_n command_v to_o do_v and_o not_o to_o do_v 3._o and_o the_o sanction_n or_o motive_n part_n in_o law_n and_o execution_n which_o be_v 1._o promise_n of_o beneficial_a reward_n 2._o threaten_n of_o hurtful_a penalty_n 20._o god_n law_n be_v thus_o describe_v in_o general_a and_o those_o make_v to_o adam_n thus_o in_o particular_a the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v be_v man_n behaviour_n in_o break_v those_o law_n which_o must_v be_v consider_v in_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o and_o the_o immediate_a effect_n and_o consequent_n 21._o and_o next_o must_v be_v consider_v god_n consequent_a part_n of_o government_n as_o to_o adam_n viz._n his_o judge_v he_o according_a to_o his_o law_n 22._o and_o here_o come_v in_o the_o promise_n or_o the_o first_o edition_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n or_o law_n of_o grace_n which_o must_v be_v open_v in_o its_o part_n original_a and_o end_n 23._o and_o then_o must_v be_v consider_v god_n execution_n of_o his_o sentence_n on_o adam_n so_o far_o as_o he_o be_v unpardoned_a and_o so_o upon_o the_o world_n till_o the_o end_n 24._o and_o next_o must_v be_v consider_v god_n enlargement_n and_o explication_n of_o his_o covenant_n of_o grace_n till_o christ_n incarnation_n 25._o and_o next_o man_n behaviour_n under_o that_o explain_v covenant_n 26._o and_o god_n sentence_n and_o execution_n upon_o they_o thereupon_o 27._o then_o we_o come_v to_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n and_o to_o explain_v the_o work_n of_o redemption_n distinct_o and_o 1._o it_o be_v original_a the_o god_n of_o nature_n give_v the_o world_n a_o physician_n or_o a_o saviour_n 2._o the_o end_n 3._o the_o constitutive_a cause_n where_o 1._o of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o redeemer_n in_o his_o essence_n as_o god_n and_o man_n and_o in_o his_o perfection_n both_o essential_a and_o modal_n and_o accidental_a 28._o and_o 2._o of_o the_o fundamental_a work_n of_o our_o redemption_n such_o as_o creation_n be_v to_o the_o first_o administration_n viz._n his_o first_o undertake_n interposition_n and_o incarnation_n be_v all_o presuppose_a 1._o his_o perfect_a resignation_n of_o himself_o to_o his_o father_n and_o submission_n to_o his_o dispose_n will_n 2._o his_o perfect_a subjection_n and_o obedience_n to_o his_o covern_n will_n 3._o his_o perfect_a love_n to_o he_o 4._o and_o the_o suffering_n by_o which_o he_o express_v all_o these_o the_o three_o first_o merit_v of_o themselves_o and_o the_o last_o merit_v as_o a_o satisfactory_a sacrifice_n not_o for_o itself_o but_o for_o its_o usefulness_n to_o its_o proper_a end_n 29._o from_o this_o offer_n once_o make_v to_o god_n christ_n acquire_v the_o perfect_a title_n of_o a_o saviour_n or_o redeemer_n or_o mediator_n which_o one_o contain_v