A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691 • SECTION 23

CHAP. XV.

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_Heavenly contemplation assisted by sensible objects, and guarded by a treacherous heart._

The difficulty of maintaining a lively impression of heavenly things, 276 Sensible objects may assist heavenly contemplation; 277 1. If we draw strong suppositions from sense; ibid 2. If objects of sense and faith are compared, 278 To guard heavenly contemplation against a treacherous heart, consider, 1. The heart's backwardness to this duty, 289 2. Its trifling in it, 291 3. Its wandering from it, 292 4. And its too abruptly putting an end to it, ibid

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