Dying Thoughts

Richard Baxter (1615-1691)

Written in old age amid constant bodily pain, Baxter meditates on Paul’s words in Philippians 1:23 about departing to be with Christ. He reasons through why death is gain for the believer, weighing the poverty of this life against the knowledge, love, and joy of the life to come, and turns each conclusion into self examination and comfort. It stands among the most personal and affecting of the Puritan works on heaven and dying well.

7.5 hrs total · 14 chapters