This life was not intended to be the place of our perfection, but the preparation for it. Richard Baxter More Quotes by Richard Baxter More Quotes From Richard Baxter Once more consider, there is nothing, but heaven, worth setting our hearts upon. Richard Baxter settings heart heaven Though selfishness hath defiled the whole man, yet sensual pleasure is the chief part of its interest, and, therefore, by the senses it commonly works; and these are the doors and windows by which iniquity entereth into the soul. Richard Baxter soul doors men Is it but right that our hearts should be on God, when the heart of God is so much on us. Richard Baxter should heart 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 liberty dust Speak to your people as to men that must be awakened, either here or in hell. Richard Baxter speak men people Doth any man live more to himself, or less to God, than the proud? Richard Baxter proud men If it will be an intolerable thing to suffer the heat of fire for a year or a day, or an hour, what will it be to suffer ten thousand times more for ever? What if thou wert to suffer Lawrence 's death, to be roasted upon a gridiron; or to be scraped or pricked to death as other martyrs were; or if thou wert to feed upon toads for a year together? If thou couldst not endure such things as these, how wilt thou endure the eternal flames ? Richard Baxter flames fire years Our very business is to teach the great lesson of self-denial and humility to our people, and how unfit is it then that we should be proud ourselves! Richard Baxter humility self people This is the sanctification of your studies: when they are devoted to God, and when He is the end, the object, and the life of them all. Richard Baxter sanctification study ends I take the love of God and self-denial to be the sum of all saving grace and religion. Richard Baxter denial grace self Dangers breed fears, and fears more dangers bring. Richard Baxter danger fear It is as hard a thing to maintain a sound understanding, a tender conscience, a lively, gracious, heavenly spirit, and an upright life in the midst of contention, as to keep your candle lighted in the greatest storms. Richard Baxter storm understanding sound Despair of ever being saved, "except thou be born again," or of seeing God "without holiness," or of having part in Christ except thou "love him above father, mother, or thy own life." This kind of despair is one of the first steps to heaven. Richard Baxter mother heaven father 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 all-things world A holy and heavenly life is a continual pain to the consciences of sinners around you and continually solicits them to change their course. Richard Baxter holy pain life-is 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 differences encouragement honor 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 salvation reason men An ounce of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow. Richard Baxter mirth sorrow pounds 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 errors men 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
