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Thursday, October 16, 2025
Baxter: spending time
Commemoration of the Oxford Martyrs, Hugh Latimer, Nicolas Ridley, and Thomas Cranmer, bishops and martyrs, 1555
Meditation:
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.—Ephesians 4:30 (NIV)
Quotation:
Spend [time] in nothing which you know must be repented of. Spend it in nothing which you dare not, or may not warrantably pray for a blessing on from God.... Richard Baxter (1615-1691), The Practical Works of Richard Baxter, v. I, ed. William Orme, London: J. Duncan, 1830, p. 240
(see the book)See also Eph. 4:25-31; Ps. 4:4; 78:40; Matt. 5:22; Rom. 12:19-21; Jas. 1:19-20
Quiet time reflection:Lord, guide me away from sin.
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