The Saint's Everlasting Rest / A Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints in Their Enjoyment of God in Heaven

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Richard Baxter

DEDICATION

THE PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

CHAP. I. The Introduction to the Work, with some account of the nature of the Saint's Rest.

CHAP. II. The great preparatives to the Saint's Rest.

CHAP. III. The Excellencies of the Saint's Rest.

CHAP. IV. The Character of the Persons for whom this rest is designed.

CHAP. V. The Misery of those who lose the Saint's Rest.

CHAP. VI. The misery of those, who, besides losing the Saint's

CHAP. VII. The necessity of diligently seeking the Saint's Rest.

CHAP. VIII. How to discern our Title to the Saint's Rest.

CHAP. IX. The Duty of the people of God to excite others to seek this Rest.

CHAP. X. The Saint's Rest is not to be expected on Earth.

CHAP. XI. The Importance of leading a heavenly Life upon Earth.

CHAP. XII. Directions how to lead a heavenly Life upon Earth.

CHAP. XIII. The Nature of heavenly Contemplation; with the Time, Place, and Temper fittest for it.

CHAP. XIV. What use heavenly contemplation makes of consideration, affections, soliloquy, and prayer.

CHAP. XV. Heavenly contemplation assisted by sensible objects, and guarded against a treacherous heart.

CHAP. XVI. Heavenly contemplation exemplified, and the whole Work concluded.

NOTE BY THE TRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY

Transcriber's Note:

Apparent typographical errors have been corrected. The use of hyphens has been rationalised.

The references to the Gospel of John, in footnote 200, are unclear.

THE
SAINT'S
EVERLASTING REST;

OR,

A TREATISE OF THE BLESSED STATE OF THE SAINTS
IN THEIR ENJOYMENT OF

GOD IN HEAVEN.

Written by the reverend, learned, and pious
MR. RICHARD BAXTER.

Abridged
BY BENJAMIN FAWCETT. M. A.

I think it of great service to the souls of men, to call them to the notice and use of such a Treatise as this; and to bring such old and excellent writings out of oblivion and the dust.
Baxter's Preface to Scudder's Christian's Daily Walk.

PUBLISHED BY SAMUEL T. ARMSTRONG,
Charlestown, Mass.
1811.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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