Richard Baxter's dying thoughts upon Phil. I, 23 written for his own life and…

X. Receive all temptations against Divine Love, with hatred and repulse: Especially temptations to unbelief: And as thou wouldst abhor a temptation to murder, or perjury, or any other heinous sin, as much abhor all temptations which would hide God's Goodness, or represent him to thee as an enemy or unlovely.

Thus God hath set the Glass before us, in which we may see his amiable Face. But, alas, Souls in flesh are in great obscurity, and conscious of their own weakness, are still distrustful of themselves, and doubt of all their apprehensions, till over-powering Objects and Influences satisfy, and fix them. For this my Soul with daily longings doth seek to thee my God ⟨p. 377⟩and Father: O pardon the sin that forfeits Grace: I am ready to say, Draw nearer to me, but its meeter to say, Open thou my Eyes and Heart, and remove all impediments, and undisposedness, that I may believe and feel how near thou art and hast been to me, while I perceived it not.

Thus God hath set the Glass before us, in which we may see his amiable Face. But, alas, Souls in flesh are in great obscurity, and conscious of their own weakness, are still distrustful of themselves, and doubt of all their apprehensions, till over-powering Objects and Influences satisfie, and fix them. For this my Soul with daily longings doth seek to thee my God ⟨p. 377⟩and Father: O pardon the sin that forseits Grace: I am ready to say, Draw nearer to me, but its meeter to say, Open thou my Eyes and Heart, and remove all impediments, and undisposedness, that I may believe and feel how near thou art and hast been to me, while I perceived it not.