Books by Richard Baxter

“Words and actions are transient things, and being once past, are nothing; but the effect of them on an immortal soul may be endless.”

“Church greatness consists in being greatly serviceable.”

“This life was not intended to be the place of our perfection, but the preparation for it.”

“You shall find this to be God's usual course; not to give His children the taste of His delights till they begin to perspire in seeking after them.”

“Every time we look upon our congregations, let us believingly remember that they are the purchase of Christ's blood, and therefore should be regarded by us with the deepest interest and the most tender affection.”

“Be sure that you live not idly, but in some constant business of a lawful calling, so far as you have bodily strength. Idleness is a constant sin, and labour is a duty.”