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.
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- 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.
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- Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
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- London :: Printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons ...,
- 1670.
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- Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691 -- Bibliography.
- Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
- Faith -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a26951.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 11, 2024.
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To the Worshipfull, my much honour∣ed Friend
Richard Hampden ofHampden, Esquire; and the LadyLaetitia his Wife, Grace and Peace be multiplied. - THE PREFACE.
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Reader, The first and great Errour of the Printer, i
, that he hath not distinguished the three distinct Parts of the Trea∣tise. Therefore you must write Page 1. PART 1. andPag. 81. PART 2. Chap. 1. andPag. 168. PART 3. Chap. 1. - part - 1
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CHAP. I. Directions how to live by Faith: And first how to
strengthen Faith: And secondly, the natural Truths presupposed to be con∣sidered. - CHAP. II. The true Method of enquiry into the supernatural Evidences of Faith, and Rules therein to be offered.
- CHAP. III. The Evidences of Faith.
- CHAP. IV. The Image of Gods Wisdom.
- CHAP. V. The Image of Gods Goodness.
- CHAP. VI. The Image of Gods Power.
- CHAP. VII. The means of making known all this infallibly to us.
- CHAP. VIII. The rest of the Directions for strengthening our Faith.
- CHAP. IX. General Directions for exercising the Life of Faith.
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CHAP. I. Directions how to live by Faith: And first how to
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CHAP. I. An Enumeration of the Particular Cases in which especially
Faith must be used.1. How to live by Faith on GOD. - CHAP. II. Directions how to live by Faith on Jesus Christ.
- CHAP. III. Directions to live by Faith on the Holy Ghost.
- CHAP. IV. Directions how to exercise Faith upon Gods Commandments, for Duty.
- CHAP. V. Directions how to live by Faith upon Gods Promises.
- CHAP. VI. How Faith must be exercised on Gods Threatnings and Judg∣ments.
- CHAP. VII. How to exercise Faith about Pardon of sin and Justification.
- CHAP. VIII. The pernicious or dangerous Errours detected, which hinder the work of Faith about our Justification; and the contrary Truths asserted.
- CHAP. IX. How to live by Faith, in order to the exercise of other graces and duties of Sanctification, and Obedience to God. And first of the Doctrinal Directions.
- CHAP. X. The Practical Directions to live by Faith, a life of Holiness or Love.
- CHAP. XI. Of the Order of Graces and Duties.
- CHAP. XII. How to use Faith against particular sins?
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CHAP. XIII. What sins the best should most watchfully avoid? and wherein the infirmities of the upright d
ffer from mortal sins? - CHAP. XIV. How to live by Faith in Prosperity.
- CHAP. XV. How to be poor in spirit. And how to escape the pride of Pros∣perity.
- CHAP. XVI. How to scape the sin of Fulness or Luxury by Faith.
- CHAP. XVII. How to conquer sloth and idleness by the Life of Faith.
- CHAP. XVIII. How by Faith to overcome unmercifulness to the needy.
- CHAP. XIX. How to live by Faith in Adversity.
- CHAP. XX. How to live by Faith, in troubles of Conscience, and doubts or ter∣rours about our spiritual and everlasting state.
- CHAP. XXI. How to live by Faith in the Publick Worshipping of God.
- CHAP. XXII. How to pray in Faith.
- CHAP. XXIII. How to live by Faith towards Children, and other Relations.
- CHAP. XXIV. How by Faith to order our Affections to publick Societies, and the unconverted world.
- CHAP. XXV. How to live by Faith in the love of one another, against Self-love.
- CHAP. XXVI. How by Faith to be followers of the Saints, and to look with profit to their examples, and to their end.
- CHAP. XXVII. How to receive the Sentence of Death; and how to die by Faith.
- CHAP. XXVIII. How by Faith to look aright to the Coming of Jesus Christ in Glory.
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CHAP. I. An Enumeration of the Particular Cases in which especially
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