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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
Dedication: To my dearly beloved Friends, The Inhabitants of the City of COVENTRY, Both Magistrates…
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.
To my dearly beloved Friends, The Inhabitants of the City of COVENTRY, Both Magistrates and People; ESPECIALLY Col. John Barker, and Col. Tho. Willoughby, late Governors, with all the Officers, and Soldiers of their Garrison. Rich. Baxter Devoteth this Part of this Treatise, in thankful acknowledgement of their great Affection toward him, and ready acceptance of his labours among them (which is the highest recompense, if joined with obedience, that a faithful Minister can expect.)
To my dearly beloved Friends, The Inhabitants of the City of COVENTRY, Both Magistrates and People; ESPECIALLY Col. John Barker, and Col. Tho. Willoughby, late Governors, with all the Officers, and Souldiers of their Garison. Rich. Baxter Devoteth this Part of this Treatise, in thankful acknowledgment of their great Affection toward him, and ready acceptance of his labors among them (which is the highest recompence, if joyned with obedience, that a faithful Minister can expect.)
Humbly beseeching the Lord on their behalf, that he will save them from that spirit of Pride, Hypocrisy, Dissension, and Giddiness, which is of late years gone forth, and is now destroying, and making havoc of the Churches of Christ; And that he will teach them highly to ⟨image 158⟩esteem those faithful Teachers whom the Lord hath made Rulers over them, 1 Thes. 5.12, 13. Heb. 13.7, 17. and to know them (so to be) and to obey them; And that he will keep them unspotted of the guilt of those sins, which in these days have been the shame of our Religion, and have made us a scandal or scorn to the World.