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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
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.
1SECT. VI.
- 1§. 6. Q. Whether to make Salvation our end be not mercenary? or Legal? As if the very seeking of life at all, were the surest way to miss of it. Clean contrary to the whole tenor of Scripture.
But it is a great doubt with many, whether the obtainment of this glory may be our end? nay, concluded, that its mercenary; yea, that to make Salvation the end of Duty, is to be a Legalist, and act under a Covenant of Works, whose Tenor is, Do this and Live. And many that think it may be our end, yet think it may not be our ultimate end, for that should be only the glory of God. I shall answer these particularly and briefly.
BUt it is a great doubt with many, whether the obtainment of this glory may be our end? nay, concluded, that its mercenary; yea, that to make Salvation the end of Duty, is to be a Legalist, and act under a Covenant of Works, whose Tenor is, Do this and Live. And many that think it may be our end, yet think it may not be our ultimate end, for that should be onely the glory of God. I shall answer these particularly and briefly.