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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.
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3. Nor that such Essential powers shall lie as dead unactive, and so be continued in vain.
4. There remaining therefore nothing uncertain to natural Reason, but the continuance of Individuation to separate Souls. 1. Apparitions, and Witches cases have put that out of doubt, notwithstanding many Fables and Delusions. 2. Christ hath put it more out of doubt. 3. While substance, faculties and acts continue, it is the error of our selfish state in Flesh, which maketh any fear too near a Union which shall end our individuation. The greatest Union will be the greatest Perfection, and no loss to Souls.
4. There remaining therefore nothing uncertain to natural Reason, but the continuance of Individuation to separate Souls. 1. Apparitions, and Wirches cases have put that out of doubt, notwithstanding many Fables and Delusions. 2. Christ hath put it more out of doubt. 3. While substance, faculties and acts continue, it is the errour of our selfish state in Flesh, which maketh any fear too near a Union which shall end our individuation. The greatest Union will be the greatest Perfection, and no loss to Souls.
XVII. God's wonderful Providences for the Church and single Saints on Earth, are such as tell us of that love and care, which will bring them afterwards to him.