Richard Baxter

Name: Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel — CHAP. I.
Author: Richard Baxter

Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

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“Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel — CHAP. I.”, published in 17th century, is a work by Richard Baxter. It explores elements such as Souls, Gospel and light.

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Richard Baxter, Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

“ By the Marriage is meant the uniting of Christ to the Souls of Sinners, when he gives up himself to them to be their Saviour, and they give up themselves to him, as his redeemed, to be saved and ruled by him. The Perfection of this Marriage will be at the Day of Judgment, when the Union between Christ and his whole Church shall be publickly solemnized. The Word here translated Marriage, rather signifys the Marriage Feast, and intimates, that all Men are invited by the Gospel to come in and partake of Christ and Salvation, even all the peculiar Blessings of Christ’s Disciples. ”

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Richard Baxter, Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

“ When the Gospel does not affect Men, or go to their Hearts; but tho’ they seem to attend to what is said, yet they are not awakened by it from their Security, nor doth it in any Measure excite such holy Emotions in their Souls, as Things of such everlasting Consequence ought to do. We tell Men what Christ hath done and suffered for their Souls, and it scarce moves them. We tell them of keen and cutting Truths, but Nothing will pierce them. We can make them hear, but cannot make them feel. ”

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Richard Baxter, Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

“ It is as if we spake to Men that have not Hearts. Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive. For the Heart of this People is waxed gross, and their Ears are dull of hearing, and their Eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their Eyes, and hear with their Ears, and understand with their Heart, and should be converted, and Christ should heal them. ”

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Richard Baxter, Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

“ Men make light of Christ, when they have no high Esteem for him and Salvation by him, but whatsoever they may say with their Tongues, or may speculatively believe, yet in their serious and practical Thoughts they have a higher Esteem for the Things of this World, than they have for Christ and the Salvation he hath purchased. ”

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Richard Baxter, Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

“ The Servants that invite, are the Preachers of the Gospel, who are sent by God for that Purpose. The Preparation, for the Feast, is the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and the opening a Way for Sinners to return to God. ”

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Richard Baxter, Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

“ That which carnal Hearers make light of, includes in it, Christ himself, and the Blessings, which he bestows.—Concerning Christ himself, the Gospel declares his Person and Nature, and the great Things he has done and suffered for Men, his redeeming us from the Wrath of God by his Blood, and purchasing a Grant of Salvation for us. ”

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Richard Baxter, Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

“ Some come in only for the Feast, without having the Wedding-Garment; they only aim at Self, and not at glorifying, and serving their Redeemer. These last are sentenced to everlasting Misery, and speed as ill as those that refused to come in at all; for a Faith that will not work, is but like that of the Devils; and they that expect to be pardoned and saved by such a Faith, are mistaken.
The Words of the Text describe the bad Entertainment which the Gospel finds with many to whom it is sent, even after a first and second Invitation. They make light of it, and are taken up with other Things. ”

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Richard Baxter, Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

“ By the King’s Son, for whom the Marriage is made, is meant the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, who took to his Godhead the Nature of Man, that he might be capable of being their Redeemer when they had lost themselves in Sin. ”

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Richard Baxter, Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

“ Men make light of Christ, when being informed of the Truths of the Gospel, on what Terms Christ and his Blessings may be had, how it is the Will of God they should believe and accept the Offer, and how he commands them to do it upon Pain of Damnation ”

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Richard Baxter, Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

“ They shall, also have a right to everlasting Glory, when this Life is ended, and their Bodies shall be raised up to partake of it at the great Day. Besides these, they shall have many excellent Priviledges and Means, abundant Preservation and Provision in their Way, and the Foretaste of their future Joy. ”

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Richard Baxter, Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

“ They shall have the Holy Spirit to be their Guide and Sanctifier, to dwell in their Souls, to help them against their spiritual Enemies, and conform them more and more to a divine Likeness, to heal their spiritual Diseases, and bring them back to God. ”

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Richard Baxter, Causes and Danger of Slighting Christ and His Gospel… (17th century)

“ They will not part with their Portion in this World, nor lay down their Pleasures, Profits, and Honours at the Feet of Jesus, to be content to take only so much of them back, as is consistent with his Will and Interest, but think it a hard saying, to be resolved to forsake all for Christ. ’Tis a high Contempt Of Christ and everlasting Life, when Men might have their Part in him, if they would ”

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