“The most dangerous mistake that our souls are capable of, is, to take the creature for God, and earth for heaven.”
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What was Richard Baxter's famous quote?
Nothing can be rightly known, if God be not known; nor is any study well managed, nor to any great purpose, if God is not studied. We know little of the creature, till we know it as it stands related to the Creator: single letters, and syllables uncomposed, are no better than nonsense.
What is Richard Baxter famous for?
Richard Baxter (born November 12, 1615, Rowton, Shropshire, England—died December 8, 1691, London) was a Puritan minister who influenced 17th-century English Protestantism.
Was Baxter a Calvinist?
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He became one of the most influential leaders of the Nonconformist movement, spending time in prison. His views remain controversial within the Calvinist tradition of Predestination because he taught that Christians are placed under a type of faith-law.
Why was Richard Baxter imprisoned?
In 1684 during the reign of James II, Baxter's paraphrase was accused of containing scandalous and seditious things against the government and Baxter was charged with eight counts of sedition. Imprisoned on these charges for two years, the King finally intervened, personally, and Baxter was released.
“Experience has fully proved that works of charity do most powerfully remove prejudice, and open the heart to words of piety.”
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Be careful how you spend your time: Spend your time in nothing which you know must be repented of. Share this Quote · Richard Baxter.
“If life be long I will be glad, that I may long obey; if short, yet why should I be sad to welcome to endless day?” — Richard Baxter.
1.The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.2.Sin is the poison that kills the soul; Christ is the remedy that heals the soul.
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4. The tempter will make his first and sharpest onset upon you. If you will be leaders against him, he will spare you no further than God restrains him.
You will enjoy God only as much as you train your understanding and affections sincerely on Him. The Saints' Everlasting Rest. by Richard Baxter. All Quotes.