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 16, 2024.
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TO MY Dearly beloved friends in the Lord, The Inhabitants of the Town of SHREWSBVRY, Both Magistrates, Ministers, and People, As also Of the Neighbouring Parts. Rich. Baxter Devoteth this Practicall Part of this Treatise, As a Testimony of his Love to his Native Soyl, And to his many Godly and Faithfull Friends there living.
HEartily praying the Lord and Head of the Church, to keep them in Unity, Peace, Humility, Vigilancy, and Stedfastness in the Truth; and to cause them to contribute their utmost endeavours for the setting up of able faithfull Teachers, and building up the House of God, which hath so long been neglected, and which hath now so many hands imployed to divide and demolish it: And that the Lord
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would save them in this hour of Temptation, that they may be approved in this tryall, and not be found Light when God shall weigh them. And that he would acquaint them with the dai∣ly serious exercise of this most precious, spiritu∣all, soul-exalting work of HEAVENLY MEDITATION, and that when the Lord shall come, he may finde them so doing.