The Saints Everlasting Rest
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A Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints, In Their Enjoyment of God in
Glory.
Although he was a Puritan Dissenter, Richard Baxter was
unafraid to take up unpopular positions. His theology made him detestable among
Calvinists due to his insistence that redemption was available to all mankind,
conditional on repentance and faith. Salvation is for all who believe in
Christ, rather than limited to a select few. In 1647, he was incapacitated due
to an extended illness. During this time, he wrote The Saints’ Everlasting Rest, in which he instructs readers on how to walk closely with God and maintain
a state of inner peace, no matter the surrounding circumstances. He describes a
unique “method of meditation” on heavenly themes that result in an abiding
inner peace with the presence of the Holy Spirit. Code 6727, 402 Pages
In the 1700s, John Wesley— himself a famous proponent of a
“methodical” life— took up Baxter’s book. Seeing in it a wealth of
encouragement to holy living, with the assurance of an eternal reward, he
edited the work, reprinted it, and urged his people to read it. As Wesley’s
edition is a rare work, Schmul Publishing Co. is blessed and grateful to make
it available at last in a clear, easy-to-read format for the edification of
God’s people.
This Schmul Publishing Co.
edition is not a scanned facsimile of a used book. It has not been “updated” or
edited into modern English, punctuation, or grammar, but is accurate to the
author’s own style and usage. The text has been carefully proofread for accuracy
and formatted for easier reading by today’s readers. Every effort has been made
to prevent disordered text.