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Do not waste your time on light, weak, milk­toast ministries and books

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Richard Baxter
Age: 76 †
Born: 1615
Born: November 12
Died: 1691
Died: December 8
Philosopher
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Theologian
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Shropshire
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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.
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Life is short, and we are dull, and eternal things are necessary, and the souls that depend on our teaching are precious.
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Death is half disarmed when the pleasures and interests of the flesh are first denied.
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