The Saints Everlasting Rest
Richard Baxter's classic meditation on the eternal rest that awaits believers, drawing on Hebrews 4:9 to explore the nature and glory of the heavenly inheritance.
19 Chapters
Table of Contents
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PREFATORY NOTICE
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THE SAINTS' EVERLASTING REST.
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CHAPTER I. THE INTRODUCTION TO THE WORK, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE NATURE OF THE SAINTS' REST.
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CHAPTER II. THE GREAT PREPARATIVES FOR THE SAINTS' REST.
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CHAPTER III. THE EXCELLENCIES OF THE SAINTS' REST.
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CHAPTER IV. THE CHARACTER OF THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THIS REST IS DESIGNED.
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CHAPTER V. THE GREAT MISERY OF THOSE WHO LOSE THE SAINTS' REST.
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CHAPTER VI. THE MISERY OF THOSE WHO, BESIDES LOSING THE SAINTS' REST, LOSE THE ENJOYMENTS OF TIME, AND SUFFER THE TORMENTS OF HELL.
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CHAPTER VII. THE NECESSITY OF DILIGENTLY SEEKING THE SAINTS' REST.
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CHAPTER VIII. HOW TO DISCERN OUR TITLE TO THE SAINTS' REST.
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CHAPTER IX. THE DUTY OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD TO EXCITE OTHERS TO SEEK THIS REST.
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CHAPTER X. THE SAINTS' REST IS NOT TO BE EXPECTED ON EARTH.
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CHAPTER XI. THE IMPORTANCE OF LEADING A HEAVENLY LIFE UPON EARTH.
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CHAPTER XII. DIRECTIONS HOW TO LEAD A HEAVENLY LIFE UPON EARTH.
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CHAPTER XIII. THE NATURE OF HEAVENLY CONTEMPLATION; WITH THE TIME, PLACE, AND TEMPER FITTEST FOR IT.
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CHAPTER XIV. WHAT USE HEAVENLY CONTEMPLATION MAKES OF CONSIDERATION, THE AFFECTIONS, SOLILOQUY, AND PRAYER.
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CHAPTER XV. HEAVENLY CONTEMPLATION ASSISTED BY SENSIBLE OBJECTS, AND GUARDED AGAINST A TREACHEROUS HEART.
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CHAPTER XVI. HEAVENLY CONTEMPLATION EXEMPLIFIED, AND THE WHOLE WORK CONCLUDED.
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CONCLUSION.