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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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§ 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 ⟨p. 66⟩to us, and Communion with us, 4. And by accident, Devils themselves convince us, 1. By the Nature of their Temptations. 2. By Apparitions and haunting Houses. 3. By Witches. 4. By Possessions: Which though it be but a Satanical Operation on the Body, yet is so Extraordinary an Operation, that it differeth from the more usual, as (if I may so compare them) God's Spirit so operateth on the Saints that it is called his dwelling in them, or possessing them, as different from his lower Operations on others.
§ 1. II. Having proved that Faith and Hope have a certain future Happiness to expect, the Text directeth me next to consider, why it is described by [being with Christ;] viz. I. What is included in our [being with Christ.] II. That we shall be with him: III. Why we shall be with him.
§ 2. To be with Christ includeth, 1. Presence: 2. Union. 3. Communion, or participation of Felicity with him.