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

I am not to suffer for others, nor to make God's Justice a satisfying Sacrifice for sin, as Christ did: But I must suffer God's Fatherly Corrections, and the castigation of paternal healing Justice: I must be saved as by Fire, and pass through this Purgatory that I may be refined: I must suffer from Christ and for Christ; for my sin, and also for Righteousness sake: And I must with a filial Justification of God's Holiness and chastening Justice, bear his indignation because I have sinned against him: I am predestinated to be conformed to Christ's Image, in suffering and in sanctity, Rom. 8. 30. &c. Yea, I must count all things loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I must not refuse to suffer the loss of all things, and count them Dung that I may win him, and be found in him—and not only know the power of his Resurrection, but also the fellowship of his Sufferings, and be made conformable to his Death, Phil. 3. 8, 9, 10. Paul rejoiced in such infirmities, and in his Sufferings for the Church, filling up that which was behind of the afflictions of Christ in his Flesh, Col. 1. ⟨p. 316⟩24. Peter bids us Rejoice in as much as we are partakers of Christ's Sufferings, that when his Glory shall be revealed, we may be glad also with exceeding Joy, 1 Pet. 4. 13. If we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him: Rom. 8. 17. It is a great gift to suffer for his sake, Phil. 1. 29. It is for the Kingdom of God that such suffer, 2 Thess. 1. 5. It is happiness and joy to suffer for Righteousness sake, for well doing, 1 Pet. 2. 10