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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.
XVIII. The Nature of God taketh off the terror of my departure much: I am sure I shall die at the will, and into the Hand of Infinite Essential Love and Goodness: whose love should draw up my longing Soul.
XVIII. The Nature of God taketh off the terrour of my departure much: I am sure I shall die at the will, and into the Hand of Infinite Essential Love and Goodness: whose love should draw up my longing Soul.
XIX. I am going to a God whose Mercies have •ong told me, that he loveth me better than my dearest ⟨p. 295⟩Friend doth, and better than I love my self, and is a far better chooser of my lot.
XX. As he hath absolute right to dispose of his own, so indeed the fulfilling of his Will, is the ultimate end of all things, and therefore most desirable in itself And his will shall be fulfilled on me.
XXI. I go to a glorified Saviour who came down to fetch me up, and hath conquered and sanctified Death, and made it my Birth-day for Glory, and taketh me for his dear bought own and interest, and is in Glory ready to receive his own.