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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
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.
This is the City of our God, where the Tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God, Rev. 21.3. The Glory of God shall lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof, Vers. 24. And there shall be no more curse, but the Throne of God, and the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall serve him, and they shall see his face, and his name shall be in their foreheads. These sayings are faithful and true, and these are the things that must shortly be done, Rev. 22.3, 4, 6. And now we say (as Mephihosheth) Let the world take all besides, if we may but see the face of our Lord in peace. If the Lord lift up the light of his countenance on us here, it puts more gladness in our hearts, then the worlds increase can do, Psal. 4.6, 7. How much more when in his *light we shall have light, without darkness; and he shall make us full of Joy with his countenance. *Rejoice therefore in the Lord, O ye righteous, and shout for joy, all ye that are upright of heart, and say with his servant David, The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance: The Lines are fallen to me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage: I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved: Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also shall rest in hope: For he will not leave me in the grave, nor suffer me (for ever) to see Corruption: He will show me the path of life, (and bring me into) his presence where is fullness of joy, and at his right hand, where are pleasures ⟨p. 26⟩for evermore, Psal. 16.5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11. Whom therefore have I in heaven but him, or in earth that I desire besides him? My flesh and my heart (have failed, and will) fail me; but God is the strength of my heart, and (will be) my Portion for ever: He shall guide me with his counsel, and afterward receive me to glory: And as they that are far from him perish; so is it Good (the chief Good) for us to be near to God,