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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. III. › Chapter 2 › Section 6
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. VI.1
- 1§. 6.
First, It will torment them to think of the greatness of the Glory which they have lost. O if it had been that which they could have spared, it had been a small matter: or If it had been a loss repairable with any thing else; If it had been health, or wealth, or friends, or life, it had been nothing; But to lose that exceeding Eternal weight of Glory! —
FIrst, It will torment them to think of the greatness of the Glory which they have lost. O if it had been that which they could have spared, it had been a small matter: or If it had been a losse repairable with any thing else; If it had been health, or wealth, or friends, or life, it had been nothing; But to lose that exceeding Eternall weight of Glory! —
SECT. VII.1
- 1§. 7.
Secondly, It will torment them also to think of the possibility that once they were in of obtaining it. Though all things considered there was an impossibility of any other event then what did befall; yet the thing in it self was possible, and their will was left to act without constraint. Then they will remember, The time was when I was in as fair possibility of the Kingdom as others: I was set up on the stage of the world; If I had plaid my part wisely and faithfully, now I might have had possession of the inheritance: I might have been amongst yonder blessed Saints, who am now tormented with these damned fiends! The Lord did set before me life and death, and having chosen death, I deserve to suffer it; The prize was once held out before me If I had run well, I might have obtained it, If I had striven, I might have had the mastery, If I had fought valiantly, I had been crowned.