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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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I. They are supposed to have Faith; that is both a general Trust to God's Revelations and Grace, and a special Trust in Jesus Christ, as given by the Father's Love to be the Redeemer, to Justify, Sanctify and Glorify his People: I have oft proved this justifying Faith to be no less then our unfeigned taking Christ for our Saviour, and becoming true Christians, according to the Tenor of the Baptismal Covenant: As to the Acts, it is formally Trust: One in three: The Understandings ⟨p. 359⟩Assenting Trust; the Wills consenting Trust; and the executive Powers Practical, Venturing, Obeying Trust.
I. They are supposed to have Faith; that is both a general Trust to God's Revelations and Grace, and a special Trust in Jesus Christ, as given by the Father's Love to be the Redeemer, to Justifie, Sanctifie and Glorifie his People: I have oft proved this justifying Faith to be no less then our unfeigned taking Christ for our Saviour, and becoming true Christians, according to the Tenor of the Baptismal Covenant: As to the Acts, it is formally Trust: One in three: The Understandings ⟨p. 359⟩Assenting Trust; the Wills consenting Trust; and the executive Powers Practical, Venturing, Obeying Trust.
II. All true Believers are justified: Even all that consent to the Baptismal Covenant, and choose God to be their God, and Christ to be their Saviour, and the Holy Ghost to be their Sanctifier, and give up themselves to him by true resolution, as their only Ruler, Hope and Happiness; though this be done with so great weakness, as endeth not all doubts, nor quieteth the Mind.
To be justified is not to be accounted such as have no sin, but, 1. To be made such by Pardon through Christ's Merits, and by true Faith, as God will take by special love and favour unto life. 2. To be accounted such by God. 3. To be virtually Sentenced such by the Law of Grace and Faith, and to be just in Lawsece. 4. At last we shall be judged such by public Sentence. 5. And be used as such.