In a divine commonwealth holiness must have the principal honor and encouragement, and a great difference be made between the precious and the vile.
Richard BaxterThe devils never had a Savior offered to them, but you have; and do you yet make light of Him?
Richard BaxterIf a man that is desperately sick today, did believe he should arise sound the next morning; or a man today, in despicable poverty, had assurance that he should tomorrow arise a prince: would they be afraid to go to bed....?
Richard BaxterKeep your children as much as may be from ill company, especially of ungodly playfellows. It is one of the greatest dangers for the undoing of children in the world; especially when they are sent to common schools: for there is scarce any of those schools so good, but hath many rude and ungodly ill-taught children in it.
Richard Baxter