From A Call to the Unconverted, by Richard Baxter
You might have had Christ, and would not. Remember, when you have lost it, that you might have had eternal life as well as others, and would not.
There is never a soul in heaven that is sorry that they are converted.
Before, his carnal self was his end; and his pleasure and worldly profits, and credit were his way; and now God and everlasting glory are his end; and Christ, and the spirit, and word, and ordinances, holiness to God, and righteousness, and mercy to men, these are his way.
Nothing in this world deserves once to be named in comparison with matters of eternity.
They die, because they will die; that is, because they will not turn.
Heaven is a state of perfect holiness, and of continual love and praise to God and the wicked have no heart to this. The imperfect love, and praise, and holiness, which is here to be attained, they have no mind of.
There is more joy in a day of holiness than in a whole life of sinful pleasures.
God is not a man, that thou shouldst dally and play with him.
The Lord seeth whither thou art going better than thou dost, which makes him call after thee, ‘Turn, turn.’ He seeth what will become of thee if thou turn not. He thinketh with himself, ‘Ah this poor sinner will cast himself into endless torments if he do not turn.’
It is not God that is cruel to you; it is you that are cruel to yourselves.
The cause why the wicked die and are damned is because they will die and be damned.
There is mercy in God, there is sufficiency in the satisfaction of Christ, the promise is free, and full, and universal.
The greatest hope that the devil hath is by keeping you blind-fold and ignorant of your state.
Turn and live is as certain a truth as turn or die. God was not bound to provide us a Saviour, nor open to us a door of hope, nor call us to repent and turn when once we had cast ourselves away by sin, but he hath freely done it to magnify his mercy.
It is a certain truth that no man can be willing of any evil as evil, but only as it hath some appearance of good; much less can any man be willing to be eternally tormented.
Up therefore presently, and fly as for your lives; as you would be gone out of your house, if it were all on fire.
A converted man is illuminated to discern the loveliness of God; and his heart is set more upon it than any thing in this world.
The greatest enemy to man is himself; and the greatest judgment in this life is to be left to himself.
When once you be converted, the Holy Ghost will give you another nature and inclination.
Life is before you; and you may have it on reasonable terms, if you will.
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