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The Saints' Everlasting Rest
The saints everlasting rest, or, A treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in glory wherein is showed its excellency and certainty, the misery of those that lose it, the way to attain it, and assurance of it, and how to live in the continual delightful forecasts of it and now published by Richard Baxter ...The saints everlasting rest, or, A treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in glory wherein is shewed its excellency and certainty, the misery of those that lose it, the way to attain it, and assurance of it, and how to live in the continual delightful forecasts of it and now published by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by Rob. White for Thomas Underhil and Francis Tyton, 1650
THE SAINTS Everlasting REST. PART. III. › Chapter 9 › Section 1
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2. Be sure to be so well acquainted with the Scripture, as to know what is the Tenor of the Covenant of Grace, and what are the Conditions of Justification and Glorification, and consequently what are sound Marks to Try thy self by, and wherein the Truth of Grace, and Essence of Christianity doth consist.
3. And it will not be unuseful to write out some of the chief and those Scriptures withal which hold them forth, and so to bring this Paper with you when you come to Examination.
3. And it will not be unuseful to write out some of the chief and those Scriptures withall which hold them forth, and so to bring this Paper with you when you come to Examination.
4. Be a constant observer of the temper and motions of thy heart: ⟨p. 429⟩Almost all the difficulty of the work doth lie in the true and clear discerning of it. Be watchful in observing the Actings both of Grace and Corruption; and the circumstances of their Actings; as how frequent? how violent? how strong or weak were the outward incitements? how great or small the impediments? what delight, or loathing, or fear, or reluctancy, did go with those Acts? by these and the like observations you may come to a more infallible knowledge of your selves.
4. Be a constant observer of the temper and motions of thy heart: ⟨p. 429⟩Almost all the difficulty of the work doth lie in the true and clear discerning of it. Be watchful in observing the Actings both of Grace and Corruption; and the circumstances of their Actings; as how frequent? how violent? how strong or weak were the outward incitements? how great or small the impediments? what delight, or loathing, or fear, or reluctancy, did go with those Acts? by these and the like observations you may come to a more infallible knowledg of your selves.