It is not a terrible thing to a wretched soul, when it shall lie roaring perpetually in the flames of hell, and the God of mercy himself shall laugh at them; when...God shall mock them instead of relieving them; when none in heaven or earth can help them but God, and he shall rejoice over them in their calamity
Richard BaxterIf you do not see yourselves and all things as living, moving, and having their being in God, you see nothing, whatever you may think you see.
Richard BaxterYou shall find this to be God's usual course: not to give his children the taste of his delights till they begin to sweat in seeking after them.
Richard BaxterMost (Christians) have an ungrounded trust in Christ, hoping that He will pardon, justify and save them, while the world has their hearts, and they live to the ๏ฌesh. And this trust they take as justifying faith.
Richard BaxterWe must feel toward our people as a father toward his children; yea, the most tender love of a mother must not surpass ours. We must even travail in birth, till Christ be formed in them. They should see that we care for no outward thing, neither liberty, nor honor, nor life, in comparison to their salvation... When the people see that you truly love them, they will hear anything from you...Oh therefore, see that you feel a tender love for your people in your hearts, and let them perceive it in your speech and conduct. Let them see that you spend and are spent for their sakes.
Richard Baxter