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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 9 › Section 1
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11. The like may be said of that, Eccles. 12.7. The spirit shall return to God who gave it.
12. How else is it said that we have eternal life already? John 6.54. and that the knowledge of God (which is begun here) is eternal life?1 John 17.3. So 1. John 5.13. And he that believeth on Christ hath everlasting life, John. 3.36. John. 6.47. He that eateth this bread shall not dye, vers. 50. For he dwelleth in Christ, and Christ in him, vers. 56. And as the Son liveth by the Father, so he that eateth him, shall live by him, vers. 57. How is the Kingdom of God, and of heaven (which is eternal) said to be in us? Luk 17.21. Rom. 14.17. Mat. 13.
12. How else is it said that we have eternall life already? John 6.54. and that the knowledg of God (which is begun here) is eternall life?1 John 17.3. So