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A true believer's choice and pleasure Instanced in the exemplary life of Mrs Mary…
A true believer's choice and pleasure Instanced in the exemplary life of Mrs Mary Cox, the late wife of Doctor Thomas Cox. Preached for her funeral by Richard Baxter.A true believer's choice and pleasure Instanced in the exemplary life of Mrs Mary Coxe, the late wife of Doctor Thomas Coxe. Preached for her funeral by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.E., 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. That the Word hath not been in vain unto you, when it hath caused such effects.
2. And that the same spirit is in you which wrote the Word; or else you would not love and desire it, and take it for suitable food and pleasure, yea, your heritage and joy.
3. And you may hence perceive that you are not without the love of God himself, though you see him not, and have not such sensible conceptions of him as you have of men and things which you have seen: For if you love truth and goodness and holiness in Gods Word, because it is such, you sure love best the greatest truth, goodness and holiness, and that is God.
4. And hence you may perceive that though our nature love not death, and a weak faith will not overcome all fears, when we think of coming into an unseen world, yet really you are lovers of Heaven, in that you are lovers of that which constituteth Heaven, and is its desirableness to man; even holiness and Gods Love and glorious presence, and our perpetual joy herein. If you desire this you desire Heaven, though the fear of death do make you doubt of it.