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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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§ 43. II. Hear then, and Hear with Trust and Joy, the tidings and promises of him, whom the Voice from Heaven commanded Man to hear. He is the glorified Lord of Heaven and Earth! All is in his power. He hath told us nothing but what he knew, and promised nothing but what he is able and willing to give. Two sorts of things he hath required us to Trust him for: Things notified by express particular Promises and things only generally promised and known to us.
§ 43. II. Hear then, and Hear with Trust and Joy, the tydings and promises of him, whom the Voice from Heaven commanded Man to hear. He is the glorified Lord of Heaven and Earth! All is in his power. He hath told us nothing but what he knew, and promised nothing but what he is able and willing to give. Two sorts of things he hath required us to Trust him for: Things notified by express particular Promises and things only generally promised and known to us.
1. We may know particularly that he will receive our departing Souls, and justify them in judgment, and raise the Dead, and all the rest particularly promised. And we know in general that we have a heavenly City and Inheritance, and shall see God and be with Christ in everlasting Happiness, Loving and Praising God with Joy in the perfected glorious Church of Christ. All this therefore we must explicitly believe. But it's little that we know distinctly of the consistence and operations ⟨p. 355⟩of Spirits and separated Souls as to a formal or modal conception; a great deal about the place, state and mode, their acting and fruition is dark to us; but none of it is dark to Christ: Here therefore an implicit Trust should not only bound and stop our selfish and over bold enquiries, but also quiet and comfort the Soul, as well as if our selves knew all.
1. We may know particularly that he will receive our departing Souls, and justifie them in judgment, and raise the Dead, and all the rest particularly promised. And we know in general that we have a heavenly City and Inheritance, and shall see God and be with Christ in everlasting Happiness, Loving and Praising God with Joy in the perfected glorious Church of Christ. All this therefore we must explicitely believe. But it's little that we know distinctly of the consistence and operations