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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 2 › Section 2
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SECT. II.1
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Thus much I have purposely spoken, as to stir up Christians to look to their faith, so especially to provoke some choice servant of Christ, among the multitudes of Books that are written, to bestow their labours on this most needful Subject: and all Ministers to preach it more frequently and clearly to their people. Some think it is Faiths honour to be as credulous as may be, and the weaker are the rational grounds, the stronger is the faith; and therefore we must believe and not dispute. Indeed when its once known to be a Divine Testimony, then the most credulous soul is the best; But when the doubt is, whether it be the Testimony of God or no? a man may easily be over-credulous; Else why are we bid believe not every spirit, but try them whether they be of God or not? And how should the false Christs, and false Prophets be known, who would deceive, were it possible, the very Elect? to be given up of God to believe a lye, is one of the sorest of Gods Judgments.
THus much I have purposely spoken, as to stir up Christians to look to their faith, so especialiy to provoke some choise servant of Christ, among the multitudes of Books that are written, to bestow their labors on this most needful Subject: and all Ministers to preach it more frequently and clearly to their people. Some think it is Faiths honor to be as credulous as may be, and the weaker are the rational grounds, the stronger is the faith; and therefore we must believe and not dispute. Indeed when its once known to be a Divine Testimony, then the most credulous soul is the best; But when the doubt is, whether it be the Testimony of God or no? a man may easily be over-credulous; Else why are we bid believe not every spirit, but try them whether they be of God or not? And how should the false Christs, and false Prophets be known, who would deceive, were it possible, the very Elect? to be given up of God to believe a lye, is one of the sorest of Gods Judgments.