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Directions and persuasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation…Directions and perswasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation…
Directions and persuasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation of souls, and of those scandals, heresies, and desperate apostasies that are the consequents of a counterfeit, or superficial change / by Richard Baxter.Directions and perswasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation of souls, and of those scandals, heresies, and desperate apostasies that are the consequents of a counterfeit, or superficial change / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by A.M. for Nevil Simmons, 1658
Directions to Sinners that are purposed to Turn, and are under the… › Direction 9
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8. And in all this will the Glory of God shine forth, and he will be admired in his Saints, 2 Thes. 1. 10. 11. In us it shall appear how abundant he is in power, and wisdom, and goodness, in holiness, faithfulness and righteousness.
9. And God himself will be well pleased with us, and with the new Jerusalem and his glorified Son, and will take complacency in this manifestation and communication of his Glory and of Himself unto his creatures. And this is his Ultimate End, and should be the highest point of ours. The Revolution hath now brought all to that Centre, which ⟨p. 362⟩is both the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. His Will is the Fountain or Efficient of all; and it is the Ultimate End and Perfection of all.
9. And God himself will be well pleased with us, and with the new Jerusalem and his glorified Sonne, and will take complacen•y in this manifestation and communication of his Glory and of Himself unto his creatures. And this is his Ultimate End, and should be the highest point of ours. The Revolution hath now brought all to that Center, which ⟨p. 362⟩is both the Alpha and Omega, the begining and the end. His Will is the Fountain or Efficient of all; and it is the Ultimate End and Perfection of all.
There is no more to add, as to the matter, but that as to the Duration, first we may take it as that which leaves no room for any addition, that all this will be Everlasting, leaving not any doubts, or fears of a cessation. Abundance of glorious adjuncts of this felicity might be mentioned; but I pass them all by, and do but name these few which are the Essential Constitutive parts of our Happiness, because I have touched them before, and fuller spoken of them in the Saints Rest. Thus much I thought meet to mention here, that you may have somewhat of that in your eye that I am persuading you to intend and seek; and the rather, because I perceive that many of the godly have not such distinct Apprehensions of the constitutive parts of this Felicity, as they should have; but much wrong their souls, and God Himself, and the Glory of their Profession, by looking but at some of the Parts.