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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 3
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SECT. III.
The duty therefore that I would press you to, is of another nature,1 and it consisteth in these things following. 1. That you get your hearts affected with the misery of your brethren's Souls: Be compassionate towards them. Yearn after their recovery and Salvation: If you did earnestly long after their conversion, and your hearts were fully set to do them good, it would set you a work, and God would usually bless it.
THe duty therefore that I would press you to, is of another nature,1 and it consisteth in these things following. 1. That you get your hearts affected with the misery of your brethrens Souls: Be compassionate towards them. Yearn after their recovery and Salvation: If you did earnestly long after their conversion, and your hearts were fully set to do them good, it would set you a work, and God would usually bless it.
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2. Take all opportunities that possibly you can, to confer with them privately about their states, and to instruct and help them to the attaining of Salvation. And lest you should not know how to manage this work, let me tell you more particularly what you are herein to do. 1. If it be an Ignorant carnal person that you have to deal with, who is an utter stranger to the Mysteries of Religion, and to the work of Regeneration on his own Soul, the first thing you have to do, is to acquaint him with these Doctrines. Labour to make him understand wherein mans chief Happiness doth consist: and how far he was once possessed of it: and what Law and Covenant God then made with him: and how he broke it: and what penalty he incurred, and what misery he brought himself into thereby: Teach him what need men had of a Redeemer: and how Christ in mercy did interpose, and ear the penalty: and what Covenant now he hath made with man: and on what terms only Salvation is now to be attained: and what course Christ taketh to draw men to himself: and what are the riches and privileges that Believers have in him.