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 ...
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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 ...
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Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
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London :: Printed by Rob. White for Thomas Underhil and Francis Tyton ...,
1650.
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Devotional literature.
Heaven.
Future life.
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"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 ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A27017.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2024.
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SECT. XVI.
7. MOreover,* 1.1 many a Soul lyeth long under doubting, Through the great Imperfection of their very Reason, and exceed∣ing weakness of their natural parts. Grace doth usually rather turn our parts to their most necessary use, and imploy our faculties on better Objects, then add to the degree of their natural strength. Many honest hearts have such weak heads, that they know not how to perform the work of Self-Tryal: They are not able rationally to argue the Case: They will acknowledg the Premises, and yet
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deny the apparent Conclusion. Or if they be brought to acknow∣ledg the Conclusion, yet they do but fluctuate and stagger in their concession, and hold it so weakly, that every assault may take it from them. If God do not some other way supply to these men the defect of their Reason, I see not how they should have clear and setled Peace.