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Richard Baxter's dying thoughts upon Phil. I, 23 written for his own life and…
Richard Baxter's dying thoughts upon Phil. I, 23 written for his own life and the latter times of his corporal pains and weakness.
London: printed by Tho. Snowden for B. Simmons, 1683
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THE CONTENTS.
Doct. 1. That the Souls of Believers when departed hence shall be with Christ. I. The necessity of believing this, proved, pag. 1, &c. II. Whether it be best believing it without consideration of the difficulties or proofs? p. 7. III. The certainty of it manifested; 1. From the Immortality of the Soul: which is proved, p. 11. 1. The Soul is a substance. 2. It is a substance formally differenced from lower substance by the Virtue of special Vital Activity, Intellect, and free will, p. 14 3. It is not Annihilated at Death. 4. Nor destroyed by dissolution of parts. 5. Nor loseth its formal Power or Virtue, p. 15. 6. Nor doth sleep or cease to act, p. 16. 7. To cease to be Individuate by Union with any other common Spirit, is not to be feared, were it ⟨image 7⟩true, p. 19. But it is not like to be true, p. 31, &c. II. The second proof: It is a natural notice, p. 33. III. From the duty of all men to seek a future happiness p. 34. IV. From Man's capacity of knowing God, &c. as differenced from Bruits. p. 37. V. From Gods governing Justice, p. 38. VI. From Revelation supernatural, p. 39. VII. From God's answering Prayers, p. 42. VIII. From our present communion with Angels. p. 44. IX. From Satan's temptations, Witches, Apparitions, &c. p. 45. X. Specially from the Operations of God's Spirit on our Souls, preparing them for Glory, p. 47. Faith excited, and Objections answered in the Application. The proofs summed up in Order, p. 65. Why this Happiness is described by our being with Christ. 1. What is included in our Being with Christ: 1. Presence with Christ's glorified Body and Soul, and God-head, p. 66. 2. Union with him, in each, p. 73. Too near Union not to be feared, as destroying individuation. ⟨image 7⟩3. Communion with him in each; active and passive opened, p. 74, &c. We must DEPART that we may be with Christ. I. From what, p. 75. 1. From this Body and Life: Yet it is far better so to do, p. 76. 2. From all the fleshly Pleasures of this Life, p. 83. Yet best. 3. From the more manly delights of Study, Books, Friends, &c. considered: 1. Of Knowledge, and Books: the vanity, 2. Of Sermons, p. 87. 3. Of Friends and Converse, p. 95. 4. Of God's Word and Worship, p. 98. Of Theology, p. 99. Of my own labours herein, p. 103. 6. Notice of the Affairs of the World, p. 109. 7. From our Service to the Living, p. 112. The Application to my self, p. 115.