The Practical Works of the REV. Richard Baxter (Volume 4); With a Life of the Author, and a Critical Examination of His Writings - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830. Excerpt: ... Lord.' "Servants must be obedient unto their masters as unto Christ, and as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from their hearts with good will, doing service as to the Lord, and not to man; knowing that what good thing any man doth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free; and masters must do the same to them, knowing that their master is in heaven"." So that it is evident that every distinct family relation is dedicated or holy to God, and to be used to the utmost for God. I shall have occasion to make further use anon of these texts for the particular sorts of worship, though I now make use of them as for worship in general. Arg. v. The several sorts of solemn worship in and by Christian families, are found, appointed, used, and commanded in the Scripture, therefore it may well be concluded of worship in the general: seeing the genus is in each species. But this argument brings me to the second part of my undertaking: viz. to prove the point as to some special kinds of worship; which I the more hasten to, because in so doing, I prove the general also. II. Concerning God's worship in special, I shall speak to two or three of the chief parts of it, which belong to families. And 1. of Teaching, under which I comprise, 1. Teaching the letter of the Scripture, (1.) By reading it. (2.) By teaching others to read it. (3.) Causing them to learn it by memory, which is a kind of catechising. 2. Teaching the sense of it. 3. Applying what is so taught by familiar reproofs, admonitions and exhortations. Prop. n. 'It is the will of God that the rulers of families should teachpthose that are under them the doctrine of salvation:' i. e. the doctrine of God concerning salvation, and the terms on which it is to be had, and the means ...
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