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You will cast away your cards and dice when you find the sweetness of youthful learning.

Richard Baxter

Wisdom, Cards, Dice

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It is not the reading of many books which is necessary to make a man wise or good, but the well-reading of a few, could he be sure to have the best. And it is not possible to read over many on the same subject without a great deal of loss of precious time.

Richard Baxter

Wise, Book, Reading

Richard Baxter (1847). “The Practical Works of Richard Baxter; with a Preface, Giving Some Account of the Author, and of this Edition of His Practical Works; an Essay on His Genius, Works, and Times ...”, p.731

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In a divine commonwealth holiness must have the principal honor and encouragement, and a great difference be made between the precious and the vile.

Richard Baxter

Encouragement, Differences, Honor

Richard Baxter, Richard Bulger Schlatter (1957). “Richard Baxter & Puritan Politics”

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Never does sin so reign in the Church or State, as when it has gained reputation,or, at least, is no disgrace to the sinner,nor is a matter od offence to we who behold it.

Richard Baxter

Church, Doe, Reign

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Will any man that hath not lost his senses, now stand caviling, and quarrelling, that so few should be saved, instead of making sure of his own salvation? The reason that there are so few is, because they will not be saved upon God's terms.

Richard Baxter

Men, Reason, Salvation

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Sinful zeal doth make men doubly sinful.

Richard Baxter

Men, Zeal

Richard Baxter, William Orme (1830). “The Practical Works of the Rev. Richard Baxter: With a Life of the Author, and a Critical Examination of His Writings”, p.602

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Sinners, hear and consider, if you wilfully condemn your souls to bestiality, God will condemn them to perpetual misery.

Richard Baxter

Soul, Misery, Gods Will

Richard Baxter, William Orme (1830). “The practical works of Richard Baxter: with a life of the author and a critical examination of his writings by William Orme”, p.169

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When we speak to drunkards, worldlings, or any ignorant, unconverted men, we disgrace them as in that condition to the utmost, and lay it on as plainly as we can speak, and tell them of their sin, and shame, and misery: and we expect, not only that they should bear all patiently, but take all thankfully, and we have good reasons for all this; and most that I deal with do take it patiently... But if we speak to a godly minister against his errors or any sin... if it be not more an applause than a reprehension, they take it as an injury almost insufferable.

Richard Baxter

Godly, Men, Errors

"Gildas Salvianus; the Reformed Pastor: Shewing the Nature of the Pastoral Work". Book by Richard Baxter, 1656.

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I must confess, as the experience of my own soul, that the expectation of loving my friends in heaven principally kindles my love to them while on earth.

Richard Baxter

Expectations, Heaven, Soul

Richard BAXTER (1829). “Converse with God in Solitude, etc”, p.53

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You shall find this to be God's usual course: not to give his children the taste of his delights till they begin to sweat in seeking after them.

Richard Baxter

Children, Sweat, Giving

Richard Baxter, Benjamin Fawcett, Samuel Turell Armstrong (1811). “The Saint's Everlasting Rest, Or, A Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints in Their Enjoyment of God in Heaven”, p.231

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Sit not down without assurance. Get alone, and bring thy heart to the bar of trial; force it to answer the interrogatories put to it; set the qualifications of the saints on one side, and the qualifications of thy soul on the other side, and then judge what resemblance there is between them.

Richard Baxter

Religious, Mistake, Heart

"The Saint's Everlasting Rest: Or, A Treatise on the Blessed State of the Saints in Heaven".

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Is it not enough that all the world is against us, but we must also be against one another? O happy days of persecution, which drove us together in love, whom the sunshine of liberty and prosperity crumbles into dust by our contentions!

Richard Baxter

Sunshine, Dust, Liberty

Richard Baxter (1817). “The saints' everlasting rest; The divine life; and Dying thoughts; also, A call to the unconverted; and Now or never. Carefully revised”, p.19

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In my library I have profitably and pleasantly dwelt among the shining lights, with which the learned, wise, and holy men of all ages have illuminated the world.

Richard Baxter

Wise, Men, Light

Richard Baxter (1761). “The Dying Thoughts: Of the Reverend Learned and Holy Mr. Richard Baxter; ... Abridged by Benjamin Fawcett”, p.108

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Special mercy arouses more gratitude than universal mercy.

Richard Baxter

Gratitude, Special, Mercy

"The Saint's Everlasting Rest: Or a Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints in Their Enjoyment of God in Heaven". Book by Richard Baxter. Chapter: "The Splendor of the Saints' Rest", 1650.

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It is past all question, and agreed on by all sides, that no religion will save a man who is not serious, sincere, and diligent in it. If thou be of the truest religion in the world, and are not true thyself to that religion, the religion is good, but it is none of thine.

Richard Baxter

Men, Past, World

Richard Baxter, William Orme (1830). “The Practical Works of the Rev. Richard Baxter: With a Life of the Author, and a Critical Examination of His Writings”, p.476

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As holy zeal is the fervency of our grace, so sinful zeal is the intention and fervency of sin.

Richard Baxter

Grace, Sin, Intention

Richard Baxter (1847). “The Practical Works of Richard Baxter; with a Preface, Giving Some Account of the Author, and of this Edition of His Practical Works; an Essay on His Genius, Works, and Times ...”, p.383

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'Tis hard preaching a stone into tears, or making a rock to tremble.

Richard Baxter

Rocks, Tears, Stones

Richard Baxter (1707). “The Practical Works of the Late Reverend and Pious Mr. Richard Baxter: In Four Volumes ; with a Preface, Giving Some Account of the Author and of this Edition of His Practical Works”, p.731

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The churchyard is the market place where all things are rated at their true value, and those who are approaching it talk of the world and its vanities with a wisdom unknown before.

Richard Baxter

Vanity, World, All Things

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You little know what you have done, when you have first broke the bounds of modesty; you have set open the door of your fancy to the devil, so that he can, almost at his pleasure ever after, represent the same sinful pleasure to you anew.

Richard Baxter

Doors, Devil, Done

Richard Baxter (1815). “The poor man's best companion: in plain and familiar dialogues. With forms of prayer for various uses ... By the Rev. Richard Baxter”, p.221

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Born: November 12, 1615
Died: December 8, 1691
Occupation: Poet
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