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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 7 › Section 7
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1SECT. VII.
- 1§. 7▪
1But here are some Objections to be Answered. First, Were not the Fathers till Moses without Scripture? Answer, First, Yet they had a Revelation of Gods VVill, beside what Nature or Creatures taught them. Adam had the Doctrine of the Tree of Knowledge, and the Tree of Life, and the Tenor of the Covenant made with him, by such Revelation, and not by Nature. So had the Fathers the Doctrine of Sacrificing, for Nature could teach them nothing of that, therefore even the Heathens had it from the Church. Secondly, All other Revelations are now ceased, therefore this way is more necessary. Thirdly, And there are many Truths necessary now to be known, which then were not revealed, and so not necessary.
1BUt here are some Objections to be Answered. First, VVere not the Fathers till Moses without Scripture? Answer, First, Yet they had a Revelation of Gods VVill, beside what Nature or Creatures taught them. Adam had the Doctrine of the Tree of Knowledg, and the Tree of Life, and the Tenor of the Covenant made with him, by such Revelation, and not by Nature. So had the Fathers the Doctrine of Sacrificing, for Nature could teach them nothing of that, therefore even the Heathens had it from the Church. Secondly, All other Revelations are now ceased, therefore this way is more necessary. Thirdly, And there are many Truths necessary now to be known, which then were not revealed, and so not necessary.