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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.
BROUGHTON In the Conclusion of His Consent of Scripture: Concerning the New-Jerusalem, and the Everlasting Sabbatism meant in my Text, as begun here, and perfected in Heaven.
BROVGHTON In the Conclusion of His Concent of Scripture: Concerning the New-Jerusalem, and the Everlasting Sabbatism meant in my Text, as begun here, and perfected in Heaven.
The Company of faithful Souls called to the blessed Marriage of the Lamb, are a Jerusalem from Heaven, Apoc. 3. and 21. Heb. 12. Though such glorious things are spoken concerning this City of God, the perfection whereof cannot be seen in this Vale of Tears yet here God wipeth all tears from our eyes, and each blessing is here begun: The name of this City ⟨p. 850⟩much helpeth Jew and Gentile, to see the state of peace: for this is called Jerusalem, and that in Canaan hath Christ destroyed: This Name should clearly have taught both the Hebrews not to look and pray daily for to return to Canaan, and Pseudo-Catholics not to fight for special holiness there: We live in this by Faith, and not by Eye-sight; and by Hope we behold the perfection: Of this City Salvation is a Wall, goodly as Jasper, clear as Crystal; the foundations are in number twelve; of twelve precious stones, such as Aaron ware on his breast, all the Work of the Lambs twelve Apostles: the Gates are twelve, each of Pearl, upon which are the names of the twelve Tribes of Israel, of whose Faith all must be which enter in: Twelve Angels are conductors from East, West, North and South, even the Stars of the Churches: The City is square: of Burgesses settled for all turns. Here God sitteth on a Throne like Jasper and Ruby, Comfortable and Just; The Lamb is the Temple, that a third Temple should not be looked for to be built: Thrones twice twelve are for all the Christians born of Israels twelve, or taught by the Apostles, who for dignity are Seniors, for infinity are termed but four and twenty, in regard of so many Tribes and Apostles. Here the Majesty is Honourable, as at the delivery of the Law, from whose Throne, Thunder, Voices, and Lightnings do proceed: Here oil of Grace is never wanting, but burning with seven Lamps, the spirits of