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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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Lord, must I that am called Thy Child, and an Heir of Heaven, and a Co-heir with Christ, have no more acquaintance with my glorified Lord, and no more love to Thee that art my portion, before I go hence, and come before thee! Shall I have no more of the heavenly Life, and Light, and Love? Alas, I have scarce enough in my Meditations, to denominate them truly heavenly Meditations: I have scarce enough in a Prayer to make it indeed a heavenly Prayer: or in a Sermon to make it a heavenly Sermon: And shall I have no more when I come to die! Must I go hence so like a ⟨p. 185⟩stranger to my home! Wilt thou take Strang••• into Heaven, & know them as thine that do no better know thee here? O my God, vouchsafe a Sinner yet more of his Spirit, that came down on Earth to call up earthly minds to God: and to open Heaven to all Believers! O what do I beg for so frequently, so earnestly, for the sake of my Redeemer, as the Spirit of Life and Consolation, which may show me the pleased Face of God, and unite all my affections to my glorified Head, and draw up this dark and drowsy Soul to love and long to be with thee.]
Lord, must I that am called Thy Child, and an Heir of Heaven, and a Co-heir with Christ, have no more acquaintance with my glorified Lord, and no more love to Thee that art my portion, before I go hence, and come before thee! Shall I have no more of the heavenly Life, and Light, and Love? Alas, I have scarce enough in my Meditations, to denominate them truly heavenly Meditations: I have scarce enough in a Prayer to make it indeed a heavenly Prayer: or in a Sermon to make it a heavenly Sermon: And shall I have no more when I come to die! Must I go hence so like a ⟨p. 185⟩stranger to my home! Wilt thou take Strang••• into Heaven, & know them as thine that do no better know thee here? O my God, vouchsafe a Sinner yet more of his Spirit, that came down on Earth to call up earthly minds to God: and to open Heaven to all Believers! O what do I beg for so frequently, so earnestly, for the sake of my Redeemer, as the Spirit of Life and Consolation, which may shew me the pleased Face of God, and unite all my affections to my glorified Head, and draw up this dark and drowsie Soul to love and long to be with thee.]