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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Title: 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: Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
Publication: London :: Printed by Rob. White for Thomas Underhil and Francis Tyton ...,; 1650.
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Subject terms: Devotional literature.; Heaven.; Future life.
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* 1.1SECT. XI.

2. COnsider, Is God willing by death to Glorifie us? and are we unwilling to dye that we may be glorified? would God freely give us heaven? and are we unwilling to receive it? As the Prince who would have taken the lame begger into his Coach, and he refused, said to him, Opitimè mereris qui in luto haere∣as. Thou well deservest to stick in the dirt, So may God to the refusers of Rest; You well deserve to live in trouble. Me thinks if a Prince were willing to make you his heir, you should scarce be unwilling to accept it. Sure the refusing of such a kindness, must needs discover ingratitude and unworthiness. As God hath re∣solved against them, who make excuses when they should come to Christ, Verily none of these that were bidden shall tast of my sup∣per: So is it just with him to resolve against us, who frame excuses when we should come to Glory.

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§. 11.

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