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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.
The Advancement is exceeding high: What unreverent damnable presumption would it have been, once to have thought or spoke of such a thing, if God had not spoke it before us? I durst not have thought of the Saints preferment in this life, as Scripture sets it forth, had it not been the express truth of God. What vile unmannerliness, to talk of [being sons of God,1] [speaking to him,] [having fellowship and communion with him,] [dwelling in him, and he in us;] if this had not been Gods own Language? How much less durst we have once thought, of [being brighter then the Sun in Glory? of being coheirs with Christ? of judging the world? of sitting on Christs Throne? of being one with him?] if we had not all this from the mouth, and under the hand of God? But hath he said it, and shall it not come to pass? Hath he spoken it, and will he not do it? Yes, as true as the Lord God is true, thus shall it be done to the man whom Christ delights to honour. The eternal God is their Refuge, and underneath are the everlasting Arms: And the beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him, and the Lord shall cover them all the day long, and he shall dwell between their shoulders, Deut. 33, 27, 12. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow them all the days of their lives, and then they shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever, Psal. 23.6. Oh Christians! believe and consider this. Is Sun, and Moon, and Stars, and all creatures called upon to praise the Lord?2 What then should his people do? Surely they are nearer him, and enjoy more of him, then the brutes shall do. All his works praise him, but (above all) let his Saints bless him, Psal. 145.10. Oh let them speak of the glory of his Kingdom, and talk of his power: To make known to the sons of men his mighty Acts, and the Glorious Majesty of his Kingdom, Vers. 11.12. Let his praise be in the Congregation of his Saints: Let Israel rejoice in him that made him; let the children of Zion be joyful in their King: Let the Saints be joyful in Glory; let them sing aloud upon their beds: Let the high praises of God be in their ⟨p. 27⟩