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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: extracted from the works of Mr. Richard Baxter, by John Wesley, M.A. late fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford.
Philadelphia: printed by Prichard & Hall, 1790
Part 2 › Chapter 6: An Exhortation to Seriousness in seeking Rest.
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.
12. Consider the greater are your laying-out, the greater will be your comings-in. Though you may seem to lose your labour at the present, yet the hour cometh when you shall find it with advantage. The seed which is buried and dead, will bring forth a plentiful increase at the harvest. Whatever you do, and whatever you suffer, everlasting rest will pay for all. There is no repenting of labours and sufferings in heaven; none says, would I had spared my pains and prayed less, or been less strict, and did as the rest of my neighbours did: there is never such a thought in heaven as these. But on the contrary, it ⟨p. 148⟩will be their joy to look back upon their labours, and consider how the mighty power of GOD did bring them through all. Whoever complained that he came to heaven at too dear a rate; or that his salvation cost him more labour than it was worth? We may say of all our labours, as Paul of his sufferings, I reckon that the sufferings (and labours) of this present time, are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed. We labour but for a moment, but we shall rest for-ever. Who would not put forth all his strength for one hour, when he may be a prince while he lives?
12. Consider the greater are your laying-out, the greater will be your comings-in. Though you may seem to lose your labour at the present, yet the hour cometh when you shall find it with advantage. The seed which is buried and dead, will bring forth a plentiful increase at the harvest. Whatever you do, and whatever you suffer, everlasting rest will pay for all. There is no repenting of labours and sufferings in heaven; none says, would I had spared my pains and prayed less, or been less strict, and did as the rest of my neihbours did: there is never such a thought in heaven as these. But on the contrary, it ⟨p. 148⟩will be their joy to look back upon their labours, and consider how the mighty power of GOD did bring them through all. Whoever complained that he came to heaven at too dear a rate; or that his salvation cost him more labour than it was worth? We may say of all our labours, as Paul of his sufferings, I reckon that the sufferings (and labours) of this present time, are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed. We labour but for a moment, but we shall rest for-ever. Who would not put forth all his strength for one hour, when he may be a prince while he lives?