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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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§ 5. 3. And in working this it conquereth the inward undisposedness and averseness of a fleshly, worldly mind, and will, and the customs of a Carnal life; and the outward Temptations of Satan, and all the allurements of the World. Christ first overcame the World, ⟨p. 50⟩and teacheth and causeth us to overcome it; even its flatteries and its frowns: Our Faith is our Victory: Whether this Victory be easy, and any honour to the Spirit of Christ, let our experience of the wickedness of the ungodly World, and of our own weakness, and of our falls when the Spirit of God forsaketh us, be our informer.
§ 5. 3. And in working this it conquereth the inward undisposedness and aversness of a fleshly, worldly mind, and will, and the customs of a Carnal life; and the outward Temptations of Satan, and all the allurements of the World. Christ first overcame the World, ⟨p. 50⟩and teacheth and causeth us to overcome it; even its flatteries and its frowns: Our Faith is our V•ctory: Whether this Victory be easie, and any honour to the Spirit of Christ, let our experience of the wickedness of the ungodly World, and of our own weakness, and of our falls when the Spirit of God forsaketh us, be our informer.
§ 6. 4. And that None but God can do this work on the Soul of Man, both the knowledge of Causes and Experience prove. The most learned, wise, and holy Teachers cannot (as they confess, and show:) The wisest, and most loving Parents cannot: and therefore must pray to him that can: The greatest Princes cannot; Evil Angels neither can nor will. What Good Angels can do on the Heart we know not; but we know that they do nothing, but as the obedient Ministers of God. And (though we have some power on our selves; yet) that we our selves cannot do it: that we cannot Quicken, Illuminate, or Sanctify our selves, and that we have nothing but what we have received, Conscience and Experience fully tell us?