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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Appendix › The Reasons and Helps of my Belief and Hope of this Perfection.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
IV. The History of the Law and Gospel have full ascertaining historical Evidence; or else there is none such in the World. Therefore the Doctrine must be true.
IV. The History of the Law and Gospel have full ascertaining historical Evidence; or else there is none such in the World. Therefore the Doctrin must be true.
V. The Prophesies fulfilled prove the Gospel true.
VI. And the Divine Impress on the whole.
VII. And the sanctifying work of the Spirit wrought by it, in all Nations and Ages, on serious Believers, is a constant Divine attestation.
VIII. And as my Faith hath so sure a Foundation, it confirmeth my Faith and Hope that it hath been so long and great a work of God by his Word and Spirit on my Soul, to raise it to believe, and love, and desire that Holy state of Perfection and Fruition which I hope for: That which hath made me so much better than I else had been, and turned my Heart and Life, (though imperfectly) to things above the Pleasures of the Flesh, must needs be of God: And God would never send his Grace to work my Heart to Deceit and Lies, and give me such Graces as shall all be frustrate: His Spirit is the Earnest and first Fruits of Glory.