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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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All the holy Friends that we thought we had lost, that went before us, we shall find rejoicing there with Christ.
And O what a glorious state will be that common uniting and united love! If two or three Candles joined together make a greater flame and light, what would Ten thousand Stars united do▪ When all the LOVE of Angels and Saints in full Perfection, shall be so united as to make ONE LOVE, to God that is One, and to one another who are there all one in Christ, O what a glorious LOVE will that be? That LOVE and JOY will be the same thing: And that One universal LOVE will be One universal JOY.
Little know we how great a Mercy it is to be here commanded to love our Neighbours as our selves; and much more to be effectually taught of God so to love one another. And did we all here live in such unfeigned Love, we should be like to Heaven, as bearing the Image of the God of Love: But alas, our Societies here are small; our Goodness which is our Amiableness woefully imperfect, and mixed with loathsome sin and discord: But there a whole Heaven ful• of blessed Spirits will flame for ever in perfect Love to God, to Christ, and one another.
Little know we how great a Mercy it is to be here commanded to love our Neighbours as our selves; and much more to be effectually taught of God so to love one another. And did we all here live in such unfeigned Love, we should be like to Heaven, as bearing the Image of the God of Love: But alas, our Societies here are small; our Goodness which is our Amiableness wofully imperfect, and mixt with loathsom sin and discord: But there a whole Heaven ful• of blessed Spirits will flame for ever in perfect Love to God, to Christ, and one another.