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A funeral-sermon for the reverend, holy and excellent divine, Mr. Richard Baxter who deceased…
A funeral-sermon for the reverend, holy and excellent divine, Mr. Richard Baxter who deceased Decemb. 8, 1691 : with an account of his life / by William Bates ...
London: printed for Brab. Aylmer, 1692
A SERMON On the DEATH of Mr. Richard Baxter. › The Application.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The filial Relation to God inclines and encourages all sincere Christians to resign themselves, even in their most afflicted Condition, to the Wisdom and Will of God. Our Saviour meekly yielded up himself to his cruel Enemies, upon this Consideration, The Cup which my Father has given me, 1shall I not drink it? The Saints in imitation of Christ, and upon the same Ground, entirely resign themselves to the Divine Disposal; for their Heavenly Father loves them better than they can love themselves.
Finally, The filial Relation to God is productive as of lively ⟨p. 76⟩Hopes, so of ardent Desires to be with him. Love makes them to esteem Communion with him here in his holy Ordinances, as the Joy of their Lives. The Psalmist when banished from the Tabernacle, breaks forth in his impatient Desires,1 When shall I come and appear before God? that is, in the Place where he communicates his Grace to those that worship him. But our Father is in Heaven as his Throne, and most gloriously exhibits himself to his Saints there. The Earth is the Element and Residence of carnal Men, of their Souls as well as their Bodies: They desire their Inheritance may be on this side Jordan, and are content to leave the Heavenly Canaan to those who like it. But those who are born from above, desire to be dissolved, that they may ⟨p. 77⟩be in their Father's House, and his reviving Presence for ever.
Finally, The filial Relation to God is productive as of lively ⟨p. 76⟩