English Puritan pastor and practical theologian known for his ministry at Kidderminster and for extensive works on pastoral care, Christian ethics, ecclesiology, and devotion.
Baxter's evangelistic sermons on Ezekiel 33:11, urging the unconverted to turn to God and live, prefaced by a short account of Baxter's life from a later reprint.
Baxter's address on Acts 20:28, prepared for the Worcestershire ministers' day of humiliation on 4 December 1655: the oversight of ourselves and of the flock, the duties of the pastoral work, an open confession of ministers' sins, and an extended case for personal catechizing and instruction of every family, with directions for doing it, a long preface to the ministers and a letter to the lay reader.
Richard Baxter reflects on the believer’s hope of eternal rest with God. He encourages self-examination, perseverance, and meditation on heaven amid the demands and troubles of earthly life.
