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Faithful souls shall be with Christ the certainty proved and their Christianity described, and…
Faithful souls shall be with Christ the certainty proved and their Christianity described, and exemplified in the truly Christian life and death of that excellent saint, Henry Ashhurst, Esq ... : briefly and truly published for the conviction of hypocrites and the malignant, the strengthening of believers, and the imitation of all, especially the masters of families in London / by Richard Baxter.Faithful souls shall be with Christ the certainty proved and their Christianity described, and exemplified in the truely Christian life and death of that excellent saint, Henry Ashhurst, Esq ... : briefly and truly published for the conviction of hypocrites and the malignant, the strengthning of believers, and the imitation of all, especially the masters of families in London / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1681
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And now shall we need to say more to men, that are already vowed to Christ in their Baptism, who profess themselves Christians, who know that they must die, and who know that there is no other hope or way, to persuade them to be what they profess, that they may not miss of what they hope for? But the following Promises if believed will persuade you.
And now shall we need to say more to men, that are already vowed to Christ in their Baptism, who profess themselves Christians, who know that they must die, and who know that there is no other hope or way, to perswade them to be what they profess, that they may not miss of what they hope for? But the following Promises if believed will perswade you.
III. [Where I am there shall my servant be] They that Serve and follow Christ, shall in their measure speed as he doth, and be with him where he is. Quest. And where is that? Ans. It is certainly in no ill place: Though it be a controversy, whether Christ descended to Hell, it is certain that now he is not there; And therefore his members shall not be there. He is certainly in Paradise, for there he promised the converted thief to be that day with him. He is in Heaven, Acts 1. 11. [This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Acts 3. 21. Whom the heaven must receive till the time of restitution of all things. John 17. And now O Father glorify me with thine own self. Vers. 13. And now I come to thee. It is in the Glorious presence of God that Christ now abideth in our nature: Even at the Right hand of God, Matth. 26. 64. Mark 14. 62. & 16. 19.