When Christ comes with regenerating grace, he finds no man sitting still, but all posting to eternal ruin, and making haste toward hell; till, by conviction, he first brings them to a stand, and then, by conversion, turn first their hearts, and then their lives, sincerely to himself.

— Richard Baxter

Richard Baxter Quotes

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

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Paganism attributes the creation of the world to blind chance.

— Richard Baxter

Screw the truth into men’s minds.

— Richard Baxter

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

If you do not see yourselves and all things as living, moving, and having their being in God, you see nothing, whatever you may think you see.

— Richard Baxter

Sinful zeal doth make men doubly sinful.

— Richard Baxter

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

— Richard Baxter

Special mercy arouses more gratitude than universal mercy.

— Richard Baxter

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

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

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

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

Lord, I surrender. I am completely overcome by your love.

— Richard Baxter

A little love has made me willingly study, preach, write, and even suffer...

— Richard Baxter

If life be long I will be glad, that I may long obey; if short, yet why should I be sad to welcome to endless day?

— Richard Baxter

Nothing below heaven is worth setting our hearts upon.

— Richard Baxter

I did nothing that I might not have done better.

— Richard Baxter

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

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

An ounce of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow.

— Richard Baxter

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