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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 11 › Section 2
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
SECT. II.
1. I Would have you therefore well understand,1 what is this work which I am persuading you to. Know then on the Negative, 1. It is not to invade the office of the Ministry▪ and every man to turn a public Preacher. I would not have you go beyond the bounds of your Callings: We s•e by sad experience, what fruits those mens teaching doth bring forth, who run uncalled, and thrust themselves into the place of public Teachers, thinking themselves th• fittest for the work in the pride of their hearts, whil• they have need to be taught the very principles of Religion: how little doth God bless the labours o• these self-conceited intruders?
1. I Would have you therefore well understand,1 what is this work which I am perswading you to. Know then on the Negative, 1. It is not to invade the office of the Ministry▪ and every man to turn a publique Preacher. I would not have you go beyond the bounds of your Callings: We s•e by sad experience, what fruits those mens teaching doth bring forth, who run uncalled, and thrust themselves into the place of publique Teachers, thinking themselves th• fitt•st for the work in the pride of their hearts, whil• they have need to be taught the very principles of Religion: how litle doth God bless the labours o these self-concited intruders?