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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 2
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8. If thou find the work beyond thy strength, so that after all thy pains thou art never the more resolved; then seek out for help: Go to some that is Godly, experienced, able, and faithful; and tell him thy case, and desire his best advice and help. Not that any can know thy heart, so well as thy self: But if thou deal faithfully, and tell him what thou knowest by thy self; he can tell thee whether they be sound Evidences, or not; and show thee Scripture how to prove them so; and direct thee in the right use of such Evidences; and show thee how to conclude from them. Yea, when thou canst get no further, the very Judgment of an able Godly man should take much with thee, as a probable Argument; as the Judgment of a Physician concerning the state of thy body: Though this can afford thee no full certainty, yet it may be a great help to stay and direct thee. But be sure thou do not make this a pretence to put off thy own duty of Examining: But only use it as one of the last remedies, when thou findest thy own endeavours will not serve. Neither be thou forward to open thy case to every one: or to a carnal, flattering, unskilful person: But to one that hath wisdom to conceal thy secrets, and tenderness to compassionate thee, and skill to direct thee, and faithfulness to deal truly and plainly with thee.
8. If thou finde the work beyond thy strength, so that after all thy pains thou art never the more resolved; then seek out for help: Go to some that is Godly, experienced, able, and faithful; and tell him thy case, and desire his best advice and help. Not that any can know thy heart, so well as thy self: But if thou deal faithfully, and tell him what thou knowest by thy self; he can tell thee whether they be sound Evidences, or not; and shew thee Scripture how to prove them so; and direct thee in the right use of such Evidences; and shew thee how to conclude from them. Yea, when thou canst get no further, the very Judgment of an able Godly man should take much with thee, as a probable Argument; as the Judgment of a Physician concerning the state of thy body: Though this can afford thee no full certainty, yet it may be a great help to stay and direct thee. But be sure thou do not make this a pretence to put off thy own duty of Examining: But onely use it as one of the last remedies, when thou findest thy own endevors will not serve. Neither be thou forward to open thy case to every one: or to a carnal, flattering, unskilful person: But to one that hath wisdom to conceal thy secrets, and tenderness to compassionate thee, and skill to direct thee, and faithfulness to deal truly and plainly with thee.