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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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Richard Baxter's Dying Thoughts. › Part 4: IV. The Constitutive Reasons from the state of my will.
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4. And then there can be no matter of disquiet in me, but all will be in perfect Peace; for all that is like God will be pleasing both to God and me: No troubling crossness will remain.
5. And how easy and sweet then will all my obedience be, when I shall perfectly will it, without any reluctancy or averseness? All will be my very pleasure, that I do.
5. And how easy and sweet then will all my obedience be, when I shall perfectly will it, without any reluctancy or aversness? All will be my very pleasure, that I do.
§ 4. II. And seeing my will shall be the same with the will of God, it followeth that it shall never be frustrate, but I shall have all whatsoever I would have, and shall be and do whatsoever I would be and do? For I shall desire nothing but what God willeth; and God's will shall certainly be done: I shall have as much Love and Joy as I would have: I shall be as happy as I would be: I shall desire nothing for others but it shall be done: Indeed if God's will were there unknown to me, I might ignorantly go against it, as I do here: But there before I will or desire any thing, I shall know whether it be God's will or not: So that I shall never wish any ⟨p. 167⟩thing, which shall not be accomplished: An I as it is God's Perfection to have his will alway done (though all his Laws be not obeyed,) so my Perfection shall consist in this likeness unto God, that my will shall be still fulfilled. And then Christ's promises will be perfectly performed, Whatsoever ye ask the Father in my Name he will give it you, Joh. 15. 16. &. 16. 2••. &. 14. 13, 14. & 15. 7. Ye shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you: While their will was the same with the will of Christ: But he saith not that it shall all be given us here: we ask for Perfection, and we shall have it, but not here.