Dying Thoughts
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (830 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1519103891 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Matt Bowen Read this book.. Amazon Customer said Inspirational & Uplifting. I was 'not sure' how this book would be. I went into it skeptical, knowing my odds for dying are 100%,I felt as a Christian I needed more wisdom on the subject. I was totally blown away with the fact as a Christian, this is the most joyous and comforting bookon the subject.Imagine enjoying a book on 'dying thoughts'and wanting to re-read t. Five Stars WJD LOVE the Puritan piety and writing.
About the Author Richard Baxter (1615-1691) is chiefly remembered for the transformation his pastoral ministry effected on the town of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, during two periods of pastoral ministry there (interrupted by the English Civil War, in which he served as chaplain to the Parliamentary forces) between 1641 and 1661.Born in Rowton, Shropshire, Baxter attended Wroxeter Grammar School but most of his study was done through his own private reading. When almost fifty, Baxter married Margaret Charlton, one of his converts, who was in her early twenties. Baxter suffered much ill-health, and the last twenty-nine years of his life were further 'embittered by repeated prosecutions, fines, imprison
His little book provides strength and comfort as it deals with the same issues and desires that every person wrestles with in times of death and dying. With the specter of death confronting Baxter, he wrestles with his own fears and doubts, examining the recesses of his own heart and takes nothing for granted. Though best known for his Reformed Pastor, Puritan theologian Richard Baxter penned a number of works including his Dying Thoughts, his exposition of Paul’s words in Philippians 1:23: “For I am in a strait betwixt two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better.” In this work, Baxter presents the biblical view of what every Christian may attain and the duty after which every Christian is to aspire. His deepest desire was to persevere until the end with passion and vigor by the grace of God. Here is a must-read for every Christian believer.. His Dying Thoughts provides just as much truth and comfort today as when it was first penned
. He was ordained by John Thornborough, Bishop of Worcester, in 1638, and after a short time as a school-master in Dudley, became an assistant minister in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, before moving to Kidderminster in 1641. When almost fifty, Baxter married Margaret Charlton, one of his converts, who was in her early twenties. After leaving there in 1661, he preached in London, but was ejected from the Church of England the following year.