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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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IV. This Peace with God is only [through our Lord Jesus Christ.] Though it be a vain dream to think by justifying Faith, is meant Christ only, and not Faith: Yet it is no other Faith, but the foresaid Believing Trust on Christ: Therefore as Faith is our part, so it supposeth Christ and all the works of his Office (and Righteousness) on his part as its Object. Christ is the purchasing cause: But our Trust and Acceptance is that which is pleasing to God, and chosen by him to be our part, without Innocency, or keeping the Jewish Law.
Since Man once sinned, God's Justice and Man's Conscience tell us that we are unfit for God's acceptance or communion immediately, but must have a suitable Mediator. O blessed be God for this suitable Mediator. Without him I dare not pray, I cannot hope, I dare not die; God would else frown me away to misery. All the hope of Pardon and Salvation that I have; all the ⟨p. 361⟩access to God, and the Mercies and Deliverances that I have received, have been by this Author and Finisher of our Faith: Into his conducting hands I give my Soul, and into his preserving hands both Soul and Body, and into his receiving hands I commend my departing Soul.
Since Man once sinned, God's Justice and Man's Conscience tell us that we are unfit for God's acceptance or communion immediately, but must have a suitable Mediator. O blessed be God for this suitable Mediator. Without him I dare not pray, I cannot hope, I dare not die; God would else frown me away to misery. All the hope of Pardon and Salva•ion that I have; all the ⟨p. 361⟩access to God, and the Mercies and Deliverances that I have received, have been by this Author and Finisher of our Faith: Into his conducting hands I give my Soul, and into his preserving hands both Soul and Body, and into his receiving hands I commend my departing Soul.