“Be particularly thankful, O my soul! That God hath made use of thee for the service of His church on earth. My God, my soul for this doth magnify Thee, and my spirit rejoiceth in the review of Thy great undeserved mercy. O what am I, whom Thou tookest up from the dunghill, or low obscurity, that I should live myself in the constant relish of Thy sweet and sacred truth, and with such encouraging success communicate it to others! That I may say, now my public work seems ended, that these forty-three of forty-four years I have no reason to think that ever I labored in vain! O with what gratitude must I look upon all places where I lived and labored; but, above all, that place which had my strength! I bless Thee for the great number of them gone to heaven, and for the continuance of piety, humility, concord, and peace, among them.
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for all that by my writings have received any saving light and grace. O my God,
let not my own heart be barren, while I labor in thy husbandry to bring others
unto holy fruit! Let me not be a stranger to the life and power of that saving
truth, which I have done do much to communicate to others! O let not my own
words and writings condemn me, as void of that divine and heavenly nature and
life, which I have said so much of in the world!”
-From Dying Thoughts by Richard Baxter First Published in 1683 Published by The Banner of Truth Trust Carlisle, PA 2004.
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