Richard Baxter's dying thoughts upon Phil. I, 23 written for his own life and…

§ 4. II It is at least very probable that God maketh glorified Spirits his Agents and Ministers of much of his beneficence to the Creatures that are below them. For, 1. We see that where he endueth any Creature with the noblest endowments, he maketh most use of that Creature to the benefit of others▪ We shall in Heaven be most furnished to do good; and that furniture will not be unused. 2. And Christ tells us that we shall be like or equal to the Angels; which though it mean not [simply and in all things] yet it meaneth more than to be above carnal Generation; for it speaketh of a similitude of Nature and State as the Reason of the othe•. And that the Angels are God's Ministers for the good of his chosen in this World, and Administrators of much of the Affairs on Faith, […] past all doubt. 3. The Apostle telleth us […] the Saint• shall Judg the World and Angels: And Judging in Scripture is oft put for Ruling! It is therefore probable at least, that the Devils, and the Damned, ⟨p. 199⟩shall be put under the Saints, and that with the Angels they shall be employed in some Ministerial Oversight of the Inhabitants and Affairs of the promised New-Earth. 4. And when even the more noble Superior Bodies, even the Stars, are of so great use and influx to inferior Bodies, it is like that accordingly Superior Spirits will be of use to the Inhabitants of the World below them.

§ 4. II It is at least very probable that God maketh glorified Spirits his Agents and Ministers of much of his beneficence to the Creatures that are below them. For, 1. We see that where he endueth any Creature with the noblest endowments, he maketh most use of that Creature to the benefit of others▪ We shall in Heaven be most furnished to do good; and that furniture will not be unused. 2. And Christ tells us that we shall be like or equal to the Angels; which though it mean not [simply and in all things] yet it meaneth more than to be above carnal Generation; for it speaketh of a similitude of Nature and State as the Reason of the othe•. And that the Angels are God's Ministers for the good of his chosen in this World, and Administrators of much of the Affairs on Faith, 〈…〉 past all doubt. 3. The Apostle telleth us the Saint shall Judg the World and Angels: And Judging in Scripture is oft put for Ruling! It is therefore probable at least, that the Devils, and the Damned,