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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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§ 28. To sum up all, That our Hopes of Heaven have a certain ground appeareth, I. From Nature, II. From Grace, III. From other works of Gracious Providence.
1. From the Nature of Man: 1. Made capable of it. 2. Obliged even by the Law of Nature to seek it before all. 3. Naturally desiring Perfection, 1. Habitual. 2. Active. 3. And Objective.
2. And from the Nature of God. 1. As Good and Communicative. 2. As Holy and Righteous. 3. As Wise: making none of his works in vain.
§ 29. II. From Grace, 1. Purchasing it. 2. Declaring it by a Messenger from Heaven, both by Word and by Christ's own (and others) Resurrection. 3. Promising it. 4. Sealing that Promise by Miracles there. 5. And by the work of Sanctification to the end of the World.
§ 30. III. By subordinate Providence, 1. God's actual Governing the World by the hopes and fears of another Life. 2. The many helps which he giveth us for a heavenly Life, and for attaining it (which are not vain.) 3. Specially the Ministration of Angels, and their Love