Dying Thoughts

Weight 0.34 lbs
Dimensions 7.13 × 4.75 × 0.4 in
ISBN 9781800401570
Binding

Paperback, eBook (ePub & Kindle), Paperback & eBook (ePub & Kindle)

Topic

Encouragement, Life Issues

Original Pub Date

1683

Banner Pub Date

Nov 9, 2021

Page Count

144

Scripture

Philippians

Format

Book

Series

Puritan Paperbacks

Endorsements

‘Few are better at soul-surgery and gospel application to the wounds than Baxter. This book, a meditation on his own fears and doubts and a theological appraisal of them, was a valuable devotional read for me this year, even as I finished my slow, two-year re-read of Augustine’s Confessions. A nice complement.’ — JARED C. WILSON

Book Description

More well known for his Reformed Pastor, Richard Baxter was the outstanding pastor of Kidderminster. Dying Thoughts is his exposition of Paul’s words in Philippians 1:23: ‘For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better.’ Benjamin Fawcett who made this abridged version of the original work wrote, ‘The Dying Thoughts of Mr. Baxter chiefly present to our view what every Christian may attain, and what it is the highest interest, as well as the indispensable duty of every Christian to aspire after.’

In this little book, we see Baxter wrestling with his own doubts and fears as he faces eternity, jealously examining his own heart, anxious to test his own sincerity, taking nothing for granted. Baxter wanted to die with every grace in his soul in full vigour. A man of life passions as ourselves, his Dying Thoughts provides much needed counsel, strength and comfort because it deals with the same conflicts, complaints and desires which fill our own hearts.

Table of Contents Expand ↓

Introduction: Richard Baxter, A Corrective for
Reformed Preachers by Edward Donnelly vii
1 WHAT THERE IS DESIRABLE IN THE PRESENT LIFE 1
2 THE SOULS OF THE GODLY ARE WITH CHRIST 15
3 DEPARTING TO BE WITH CHRIST 37
4 WHY IT IS FAR BETTER TO BE WITH CHRIST 59
5 GOD MAKES US WILLING TO DEPART 91

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  1. Justin Bond

    Psalm 90:12 tells us, “To number our days days, That we may present to you a heart of wisdom.” Our age is one of movement, of frantic hurrying, of fidgeting to and fro without pondering questions like, “What is the purpose of my life?” and “What is my life accomplishing?”. At this pressured pace, few of us consider our own deaths, the reckoning of our lives before God. As a healthcare worker in the hospice sector, my own mortality is thrust upon me on a weekly and sometimes daily basis, and for that I am grateful.
    Baxter, drawing from Philippians 1:23, meditates first upon why it is good for the Christian to be here(upon earth), then moves to the greater felicity of being there(not upon this present earth but departed, unified with Christ). He concludes with God’s work in prepping us for our departure from this life. Baxter is honest, reflecting on his own divided heart, urging his heart and mind heavenward, in so doing pastoring us to do the same.
    This book is a balm for someone facing their own death(or the death of a loved one), either imminently or prepping for that future day. On this same subject, Johnathan Edwards’ sermon, “Heaven a World of Love” is delightful.

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