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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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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.
XII. I have found here the great benefit of the Love and Ministry of Angels, such as is described in Psal. 91. They have kept me Night and Day; which confirmeth my hope, that I shall dwell with them; for I love them better than men, because they love and serve God better.
XIII. That low communion which I have here with God by Christ and the Spirit, in his answer to my Prayers, Supports, Comforts, Experiences, tends to more.
XIV. The pleasure which I have by Love in thinking of the happiness of my many, many, many holy departed Friends, and of the Glory of Christ, and the heavenly Jerusalem, is sure some hopeful approach towards their state.
XV. When I see the Fire mount upward, and think that Spirits are of a more sublime and excellent Nature than Fire. And when I see that all that is done in this World, is done by Spiritual unseen powers, which move this gross and drossy Matter, it puts me past doubt that my Soul being a Spirit, hath a vast and glorious World of Spirits to ascend to. God hath by Nature put into all things an aggregative uniting inclination. Earth hath no other natural motion. The ascent of Fire tells us its Element is above: And Spirit naturally incline to Spirits, and holy Spirits peculiarly are inclined to the Holy.