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 ...

Richard Baxter 1615–1691

London: printed by Rob. White for Thomas Underhil and Francis Tyton, 1650

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Title page9
DedicationTo my dearly beloved Friends, the Inhabitants of the Borough and Foreign OF KIDDERMINSTER, Both Magistrates and People.To my dearly beloved Friends, the Inhabitants of the Burrough and Forreign OF KEDERMINSTER, Both Magistrates and People.21
DedicationTo the Right Worshipful Sir Thomas Rous Baronet, with the Lady Jane Rous his Wife.To the Right Worshipful Sir Thomas Rous Baronet, with the Lady Jane Rous his VVife.5
Contents7
Part 12
Part 21
Part 33
Part 41
THE SAINTS Everlasting REST.pp. 1–163381
Chapter 1HEBR. 4.9. There remaineth therefore a Rest to the people of God.pp. 1–523
Section 1pp. 1–23
Section 2pp. 2–46
Section 3pp. 48
Section 4pp. 4–55
Chapter 2This Rest Defined.pp. 6–1127
Section 1pp. 63
DEFINITION.pp. 62
Section 2pp. 62
Section 3pp. 72
Section 4pp. 72
Section 5pp. 7–82
Section 6pp. 82
Section 7pp. 8–93
Section 8pp. 9–103
Section 9pp. 102
Section 10pp. 113
Chapter 3What this Rest presupposeth.pp. 12–1931
Section 1pp. 124
Section 2pp. 122
Section 3pp. 12–132
Section 4pp. 132
Section 5pp. 132
Section 6pp. 142
Section 7pp. 14–152
Section 8pp. 152
Section 9pp. 15–162
Section 10pp. 16–185
Section 11pp. 182
Section 12pp. 18–193
Chapter 4What this Rest containeth.pp. 20–4352
Section 1pp. 202
Section 1pp. 213
Section 2pp. 21–222
Section 3pp. 22–232
Section 4pp. 23–2810
Section 5pp. 28–304
Section 6pp. 30–336
Section 7pp. 33–354
Section 8pp. 35–386
Section 9pp. 39–404
Section 10pp. 41–425
Section 11pp. 42–433
Chapter 5The four great Preparatives to our Rest.pp. 44–6845
Section 1pp. 44–457
Section 1pp. 45–507
Section 2pp. 51–5710
Section 3pp. 57–6510
Section 4pp. 65–6810
Chapter 6This Rest most Excellent, discovered by Reason.pp. 69–7525
Section 1pp. 692
Section 1pp. 69–702
Section 2pp. 702
Section 3pp. 70–712
Section 4pp. 71–724
Section 5pp. 72–732
Section 6pp. 732
Section 7pp. 742
Section 8pp. 743
Section 9pp. 753
Chapter 7The Excellencies of our Rest.pp. 133101
Section 12
Section 16
Section 2pp. 787
Section 3pp. 81–834
Section 4pp. 83–876
Section 5pp. 87–916
Section 6pp. 91–978
Section 7pp. 97–1017
Section 8pp. 101–1066
Section 9pp. 106–1073
Section 10pp. 107–1082
Section 11pp. 108–1103
Section 12pp. 110–1124
Section 13pp. 112–1155
Section 14pp. 116–1219
Section 15pp. 121–1256
Section 16pp. 125–1275
Section 17pp. 128–1293
Section 18pp. 1292
Section 19pp. 129–1324
Section 20pp. 132–1332
Chapter 8The People of God described.pp. 134–16376
Section 1pp. 134–1379
Section 2pp. 137–14514
Section 3pp. 145–15418
Section 4pp. 154–15712
Section 5pp. 157–1607
Section 6pp. 160–1636
Section 7pp. 1639
ConclusionThe Conclusion.pp. 1643
Textpp. 260302
Title page10
DedicationTo my dearly beloved Friends, The Inhabitants of BRIDGNORTH, Both Magistrates and People. Richard Baxter Devoteth this Part of this TREATISE.3
To the readerTO THE READER.17
THE SAINTS Everlasting REST. PART II.pp. 167–260272
Chapter 1pp. 167–17319
Section 1pp. 167–1685
Section 2pp. 169–1704
Section 3pp. 1702
Section 4pp. 1712
Section 5pp. 172–1733
Section 6pp. 1732
Chapter 2Motives to study and preach the Divine Authority of Scripture.pp. 174–18125
Section 1pp. 174–17816
Section 2pp. 179–1818
Chapter 3pp. 182–19022
Section 1pp. 182–18411
Section 2pp. 184–19010
Chapter 4The first Argument to prove Scripture to be the Word of God.pp. 191–21355
Section 4pp. 191–19313
Section 2pp. 193–1976
Section 3pp. 197–20619
Section 4pp. 206–2084
Section 5pp. 208–2106
Section 6pp. 210–2136
Chapter 5The second Argument.pp. 214–22026
Section 1pp. 214–2153
Section 2pp. 215–2175
Section 3pp. 217–22013
Section 4pp. 2203
Chapter 6The third Argument.pp. 221–23442
Section 1pp. 221–22512
Section 2pp. 225–2296
Section 3pp. 229–2302
Section 4pp. 2302
Section 5pp. 230–2313
Section 6pp. 231–23416
Chapter 7The fourth Argument.pp. 235–25150
Section 1pp. 235–2379
Section 2pp. 238–2418
Section 3pp. 241–2436
Section 4pp. 243–2455
Section 5pp. 245–2468
Section 6pp. 246–2485
Section 7pp. 248–2493
Section 8pp. 249–2515
Chapter 8Rest for none but the people of God, proved.pp. 252–2548
Section 1pp. 252–2547
Chapter 9Whether the Souls departed enjoy this Rest?pp. 255–26024
Section 1pp. 255–26023
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Title page8
DedicationTo my dearly beloved Friends, The Inhabitants of the City of COVENTRY, Both Magistrates and People; ESPECIALLY Col. John Barker, and Col. Tho. Willoughby, la…2
THE SAINTS Everlasting REST. PART. III.pp. 263–551765
Chapter 1pp. 263–27523
Section 1pp. 263–2643
Section 2Use First. Showing the unconceivable misery of the ungodly in their loss of this Rest. SECT. II.Use First. Shewing the unconceivable misery of the ungodly in their losse of this Rest. SECT. II.pp. 265–2686
Section 3pp. 268–2703
Section 4pp. 270–2723
Section 5pp. 272–2734
Section 6pp. 273–2753
Chapter 2The aggravations of the loss of Heaven to the ungodly.pp. 276–29857
Section 1pp. 276–2798
Section 2pp. 2792
Section 3pp. 279–2815
Section 4pp. 281–2833
Section 5pp. 283–2844
Section 6pp. 2852
Section 7pp. 2852
Section 8pp. 285–2863
Section 9pp. 286–2873
Section 10pp. 287–2894
Section 11pp. 289–2913
Section 12pp. 291–2933
Section 13pp. 293–2942
Section 14pp. 294–2953
Section 15pp. 296–2989
Chapter 3They shall lose all things that are comfortable, as well as Heaven.pp. 299–31832
Section 1pp. 299–3003
Section 2pp. 300–3035
Section 3pp. 303–31112
Section 4pp. 311–3145
Section 5pp. 3152
Section 6pp. 316–3184
Chapter 4The greatness of the torments of the damned discovered.pp. 319–33949
Section 1pp. 319–3203
Section 2pp. 3212
Section 3pp. 321–3222
Section 4pp. 322–3244
Section 5pp. 3242
Section 6pp. 324–3264
Section 7pp. 326–3273
Section 8pp. 327–3282
Section 9pp. 328–3328
Section 10pp. 332–33714
Section 11pp. 337–3394
Chapter 5The Second Use, Reprehending the general neglect of this Rest, and exciting to diligence in seeking it.The Second Vse, Reprehending the general neglect of this Rest, and exciting to diligence in seeking it.pp. 339–34827
Section 1pp. 339–3402
Section 2pp. 340–3425
Section 3pp. 3427
Section 4pp. 3464
Section 5pp. 346–3488
Chapter 6An Exhortation to Seriousness in seeking Rest.pp. 349–37990
Section 1pp. 349–1503
Section 2pp. 150–1513
Section 3pp. 1513
Section 4pp. 3522
Section 5pp. 3522
Section 6pp. 3532
Section 7pp. 353–1542
Section 8pp. 154–1552
Section 9pp. 1552
Section 10pp. 155–3562
Section 11pp. 356–3572
Section 12pp. 3572
Section 13pp. 357–3582
Section 14pp. 3582
Section 15pp. 3592
Section 16pp. 359–3602
Section 17pp. 360–3613
Section 18pp. 361–3622
Section 19pp. 362–3632
Section 20pp. 363–3642
Section 21pp. 364–3652
Section 22pp. 365–36812
Section 23pp. 3693
Section 24pp. 369–37411
Section 25pp. 374–3753
Section 26pp. 375–37812
Section 27pp. 3792
Chapter 7The third Use. Persuading all men to try their Title to this Rest; And Directing them how to try, that they may know.The third Vse. Perswading all men to try their Title to this Rest; And Directing them how to try, that they may know.pp. 380–415129
Section 1pp. 380–38514
Section 2pp. 385–3863
Section 3pp. 386–3886
Section 4pp. 388–39324
Section 5pp. 393–39512
Section 6pp. 395–3976
Section 7pp. 397–3983
Section 8pp. 398–40013
Section 9pp. 400–40211
Section 10pp. 402–4036
Section 11pp. 403–4053
Section 12pp. 405–4062
Section 13pp. 406–4073
Section 14pp. 407–4082
Section 15pp. 408–4093
Section 16pp. 409–4102
Section 17pp. 410–4113
Section 18pp. 411–4148
Section 19pp. 414–4154
Chapter 8Containing an Exhortation and Motives to Examine.pp. 415–42751
Section 1pp. 415–4164
Section 2pp. 416–4178
Section 3pp. 417–4183
Section 4pp. 418–4208
Section 5pp. 4202
Section 6pp. 4212
Section 7pp. 421–4222
Section 8pp. 422–42518
Section 9pp. 426–4273
Chapter 9Containing Directions for Examination, and some Marks for Trial.Containing Directions for Examination, and some Marks for Tryal.pp. 428–43842
Section 1pp. 428–4297
Section 2pp. 429–43320
Section 3pp. 434–4369
Section 4pp. 436–4385
Chapter 10The fourth Use. The Reason of the Saints Afflictions here.The fourth Vse. The Reason of the Saints Afflictions here.pp. 439–45737
Section 1pp. 439–4402
Section 2pp. 4412
Section 3pp. 441–4433
Section 4pp. 443–4442
Section 5pp. 444–4452
Section 6pp. 445–4506
Section 7pp. 450–4523
Section 8pp. 452–45716
Chapter 11An Exhortation to those that have got Assurance of this Rest, or title to it, that they would do all that possibly they can to help others to it also. The fi…pp. 458–501109
Section 1pp. 458–4593
Section 2pp. 459–4615
Section 3pp. 462–4647
Section 4pp. 4643
Section 5pp. 4653
Section 6pp. 466–4673
Section 7pp. 468–4693
Section 8pp. 469–4714
Section 9pp. 471–4734
Section 10pp. 4732
Section 11pp. 473–4742
Section 12pp. 4742
Section 13pp. 4753
Section 14pp. 475–4773
Section 15pp. 478–4793
Section 16pp. 479–4803
Section 17pp. 481–4824
Section 18pp. 482–50151
Chapter 12An advice to some more specially to help others to this Rest, prest largely on Ministers and Parents.pp. 501–551117
Section 1pp. 501–5044
Section 2pp. 5043
Section 3pp. 5042
Section 4pp. 5052
Section 5pp. 505–5063
Section 6pp. 506–5084
Section 7pp. 508–5093
Section 8pp. 510–5135
Section 9pp. 513–5177
Section 10pp. 517–52716
Section 11pp. 527–53728
Section 12pp. 537–5408
Section 13pp. 540–5415
Section 14pp. 541–5433
Section 15pp. 543–5468
Section 16pp. 546–5485
Section 17pp. 548–5505
Section 18pp. 550–5515
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DedicationTO MY Dearly beloved friends in the Lord, The Inhabitants of the Town of SHREWSBVRY, Both Magistrates, Ministers, and People, As also Of the Neighbouring Par…2
IntroductionThe Introduction.pp. 555–5584
Treatisepp. 559–838579
Chapter 1USE. VI. Reproving our Expectations of Rest on Earth.pp. 559–57331
Section 1pp. 559–5603
Section 2pp. 560–5623
Section 3pp. 5622
Section 4pp. 562–5643
Section 5pp. 5642
Section 6pp. 564–5688
Section 7pp. 568–5739
Chapter 2USE. VII. Reproving our unwillingness to Dye.pp. 574–59772
Section 1pp. 574–5752
Section 2pp. 575–5762
Section 3pp. 576–5773
Section 4pp. 578–5793
Section 5pp. 579–5803
Section 6pp. 5812
Section 7pp. 581–5822
Section 8pp. 5822
Section 9pp. 582–5833
Section 10pp. 583–5842
Section 11pp. 5842
Section 12pp. 585–5863
Section 13pp. 5862
Section 14pp. 586–5872
Section 15pp. 5872
Section 16pp. 587–5882
Section 17pp. 588–5894
Section 18pp. 589–5903
Section 19pp. 590–5924
Section 20pp. 592–5932
Section 21pp. 593–5944
Section 22pp. 594–5957
Section 23pp. 595–5964
Section 24pp. 596–5974
Section 25pp. 5972
Chapter 3Motives to a Heavenly Life.pp. 598–64486
Section 1pp. 598–6004
Section 2pp. 600–6045
Section 3pp. 604–6053
Section 4pp. 605–6063
Section 5pp. 606–6107
Section 6pp. 610–61713
Section 7pp. 618–6238
Section 8pp. 623–6288
Section 9pp. 628–6315
Section 10pp. 631–6323
Section 11pp. 633–6344
Section 12pp. 634–6353
Section 13pp. 635–6384
Section 14pp. 638–64413
Section 15pp. 6442
Chapter 4Containing some Hinderances of a Heavenly Life.pp. 645–66839
Section 1pp. 645–6476
Section 2pp. 648–6504
Section 3pp. 650–6546
Section 4pp. 654–6564
Section 5pp. 656–6606
Section 6pp. 660–6668
Section 7pp. 666–6684
Chapter 5Some general helps to a Heavenly Life.pp. 668–68536
Section 1pp. 668–6693
Section 2pp. 669–6703
Section 2pp. 670–6734
Section 3pp. 673–6753
Section 4pp. 675–6763
Section 5pp. 676–6775
Section 6pp. 678–6793
Section 7pp. 680–6825
Section 8pp. 6832
Section 9pp. 6842
Section 10pp. 6852
Chapter 6Containing the Description of the great Duty of Heavenly Contemplation.pp. 686–69628
Section 1pp. 686–6873
Section 2pp. 687–6895
Section 3pp. 689–6904
Section 4pp. 6912
Section 5pp. 691–6938
Section 6pp. 6942
Section 7pp. 694–6963
Chapter 7Concerning the fittest time and place for this contemplation, and the preparation of the heart unto it.pp. 696–71750
Section 1pp. 696–6996
Section 2pp. 699–7028
Section 3pp. 702–7034
Section 4pp. 703–7057
Section 5pp. 705–7062
Section 6pp. 706–7073
Section 7pp. 707–7117
Section 8pp. 712–7144
Section 9pp. 714–7164
Section 10pp. 716–7174
Chapter 8Of Consideration, the instrument of this Work; and what force it hath to move the Soul.pp. 718–72421
Section 1pp. 718–7192
Section 2pp. 719–7203
Section 3pp. 720–7213
Section 4pp. 7212
Section 5pp. 721–7223
Section 6pp. 722–7232
Section 7pp. 7232
Section 8pp. 723–7243
Chapter 9What Affections must be Acted, and by what Considerations and objests, and in what order.pp. 724–74858
Section 1pp. 724–7265
Section 2pp. 726–7273
Section 3pp. 7273
Section 4pp. 728–7306
Section 5pp. 731–73610
Section 6pp. 736–7386
Section 7pp. 739–7427
Section 8pp. 742–7444
Section 9pp. 744–7478
Section 10pp. 7485
Chapter 10By what Actings of the soul to proceed in this work of Heavenly contemplation.pp. 749–75524
Section 1pp. 749–7503
Section 2pp. 750–75310
Section 3pp. 753–7543
Section 4pp. 754–7554
Section 5pp. 7553
Chapter 11Some Advantages and Helps for raising and affecting the Soul by this Meditation.pp. 756–78150
Section 1pp. 756–7595
Section 2pp. 759–7613
Section 3pp. 761–7623
Section 4pp. 762–7632
Section 5pp. 7632
Section 6pp. 7642
Section 7pp. 765–7663
Section 8pp. 766–7673
Section 9pp. 767–7693
Section 10pp. 769–1738
Section 11pp. 173–7754
Section 12pp. 176–1774
Section 13pp. 778–7793
Section 14pp. 780–7814
Chapter 12How to manage and watch over the Heart, through the whole Work.pp. 781–78817
Section 1pp. 781–7846
Section 2pp. 784–7854
Section 3pp. 786–7873
Section 4pp. 787–7883
Chapter 13The Abstract or Sum of all, for the use of the weak.pp. 787–7897
Section 1pp. 787–7896
Chapter 14An Example of this Heavenly Contemplation, for the help of the unskilful. There remaineth a Rest to the people of Godpp. 790–83860
Section 2pp. 790–83859
ConclusionThe Conclusion.pp. 839–84822
ConclusionBROVGHTON In the Conclusion of His Consent of Scripture: Concerning the New-Jerusalem, and the Everlasting Sabbatism meant in my Text, as begun here, and per…BROVGHTON In the Conclusion of His Concent of Scripture: Concerning the New-Jerusalem, and the Everlasting Sabbatism meant in my Text, as begun here, and per…pp. 849–8523
A Poem of Master I. Herberts in his Temple.pp. 853–85615
ErrataIf you will read nothing but What Was intended by the Author, amend these misprintings: The rest are but small.If you will reade nothing but What Was intended by the Author, amend these misprintings: The rest are but small.2

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Title as printed: 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 ...
Author: Richard Baxter 1615–1691
Place: London
Printer: Rob. White
Bookseller: Thomas Underhil and Francis Tyton
Year: 1650
Imprint: London : Printed by Rob. White for Thomas Underhil and Francis Tyton ..., 1650.
Size: 4 pts. ([24], 856, [1] p.)
Words: 360,947
Catalogue: Wing B1383 · ESTC R17757
Text: EEBO-TCP A27017
Notes: "Jan. 15, 1649. Imprimatur, Joseph Caryl"
Parts 2-4 have special title pages with imprints dated 1649.
Errata on p. [1] at end.
Reproduction of original in British Library.
"A poem of Master J. [i.e. G.] Herberts in his temple" (entitled : "Home") p. 853-856 in pt. 4.
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