THE

PRACTICAL WORKS

OF THE

REV. RICHARD BAXTER.

VOLUME XI.

CONTAINING

A TREATISE OF SELF-DENIAL; OBEDIENT PATIENCE.

VOL. XI.

RICHARD EDWARDS, CRANE COURT, FLEET STREET, LONDON.

CHAP. I. Of the nature of Selfishness, as opposite to God;

invading his prerogative in ten particulars ..

II. Reasons of the necessity of Self-denial

III. Use 1. A general complaint of the prevalency of

Selfishness

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IV. The prevalency of Selfishness in all relations ..

V. The power of Selfishness upon men's opinions in

religion

VI. Men's great averseness to costly or troublesome

duties

VII. Men's tenderness of Self in cases of suffering..

VIII. The partiality of men's judgment in their own

cases

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IX. The great power and prevalency of Selfishness

discovered......

X. Consectaries: 1. This evinceth the fall of man,

and original corruption. 2. It tells us what

to expect from man, and gives us the truest

prognostic of affairs, so far as the will of man

determineth them. 3. It warranteth a mode-

rate incredulity and jealousy of man. 4. It

calleth us to be jealous of ourselves

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CHAP. XI. Use 2. To try our Self-denial, whether it be

sincere...

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XII. Exercise Self-denial. Ten cases in which Self

must be denied

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XIII. 1. Selfish dispositions to be denied; and

XIX. 11. Self-interest to be denied. And 1. Pleasure.

1. That of the taste. 2. Lustful plea-

XX. 3. Wanton talk, love-songs, &c. to be denied..

XXI. 4. Idle and worldly talk to be denied

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tempting books

XXII. 5. False stories, romances, and other idle

XXIII. 6. Vain sports and pastimes to be denied

XXIV. 7. Vain and sinful company to be denied

XXV. 8. Pleasing accommodations, houses, gardens,

horses, &c.

XXVI. 9. Self-denial in apparel needful....

XXVII. 10. Self-denial against ease, and idleness,

and worldly peace

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XXVIII. 11. Delight in worldly prosperity to be

denied

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XXIX. 12. Children and relations how to be denied

XXX. 13. Revengeful passions to be denied ......

XXXI. 14. Useless history and news to be denied..

XXXII. 15. Unnecessary knowledge and delight

therein, to be denied

XXXIII. 16. A factious desire of the success of our

own opinions, and the thriving of our

own parties, as such, to be denied

XXXIV. 17. Carnal liberty to be denied. There is

a holy liberty, which none must deny :

and an indifferent liberty; how far this

must be denied ...

XXXV. 18. Our native country and habitations to

be denied....

XXXVI. 19. Bodily health and ease from pains

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