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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 6 › Section 22
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14. God is Serious in hearing our Prayers, and delivering us from our dangers, and removing our troubles, and bestowing his Mercies. When we are afflicted he is afflicted with us, Isai. 63.9. He regardeth every groan and sigh: He putteth every tear into his bottle: He condoleth their misery when he is forced to chastise them: How shall I give thee up, O Ephraim? (saith the Lord;) How shall I make thee as Admah, and as Zeboim? my heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together, Hos. 11.8. He heareth even the rebellious oft-times, when they call upon him in their misery; when they cry to him in their trouble, he delivereth them out of their distress, Psa. 78.37, 38. Psa. 107.10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 28. Yea, the next time thou art in trouble, thou wilt beg for a serious regard of thy prayers, and grant of thy desires. And shall we be so sleight in the work of God, when we expect he should be so regardful of us? Shall we have real Mercies, down•weight; and shall we return such superficial and frothy service?
- 1For my own part my sorrows are so real and pressing, that if God be not serious in hearing & helping me, I shall perish immediately; nor would I be without his tender regardful providence one day for a world; And should I then neglect him?For my own part my sorrows are so real and pressing, that if God be not serious in hearing & helping me, I shal perish immediately; nor would I be without his tender regardful providence one day for a world; And should I then neglect him?