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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 II. › Chapter 1 › Section 1
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. I.
WE are next to proceed to the confirmation of this Truth,1 which though it may seem needless, in regard of its own clearness and certainty, yet in regard of our distance and infidelity, nothing more necessary. But you will say, To whom will this endeavour be useful? They who believe the Scriptures are convinced already;2 and for those who believe it not, how will you convince them? Answ. But sad experience ⟨p. 168⟩tells us, that those tha• believe, do believe but in part, and therefore have need of further confirmation; and doubtless God hath left us Arguments sufficient to convince unbelievers themselves, or else how should we preach to Pagans? Or what should we say to the greatest part of the world, that acknowledge not the Scriptures? Doubtless the Gospel should be preached to them; and though we have not the gift of miracles to convince them of the truth, as the Apostles had, yet we have arguments demonstrative and clear, or else our preaching to them would be vain, we having nothing left but bare affirmations.
WE are next to proceed to the confirmation of this Truth,1 which though it may seem needless, in regard of its own clearness and certainty, yet in regard of our distance and infidelity, nothing more necessary. But you will say, To whom will this endeavour be usefull? They who believe the Scriptures are convinced already;