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The Saint' everlasting rest

or, a treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in heaven

Also known as The Saint' everlasting rest: or, a treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in heaven, to which are added A call to the unconverted and a farewell sermon; The saint's everlasting rest; The saint's everlasting rest, or, A treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in heaven

by Richard Baxter, Isaac Crewdson, John Wesley, Benjamin Fawcett & Samuel Turell Armstrong

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Languages: English, French, German, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh
  • Content type: Primary source

Book, cloth with leather spine Includes: Series title page Introductory essay / Thomas Erskine (Edinburgh, February, 1824) -- Compiler's preface / B.F. ( Kidderminster, Dec. 25, 1758) -- The introduction to the work, with some account of the nature of the Saints' Rest -- The great preparativeness to the Saints' Rest -- The excellencies of the Saints' Rest -- The character of the persons for whom this Rest is designed -- The misery of those who lost the Saints Rest -- The misery of those, who, besides losing the Saints Rest, lost the enjoyments of time, and suffer the torments of hell -- The necessity of diligently seeking the Saints Rest -- How to discern our title to the Saints Rest -- The duty of the people of God to excite others to seek this Rest -- The Saints Rest is not to be expected on earth -- The importance of leading a heavenly life upon earth -- Directions how to lead a heavenly life upon earth -- The nature of Heavenly Contemplation, with the time, place, and temper fittest for it -- What use heavenly Contemplation makes of consideration, affections, soliloquy, and prayer -- Heavenly Contemplation assisted by sensible objects, and guarded against a treacherous heart -- Heavenly Contemplation exemplified, and the whole work concluded Holograph: Mary N. Stuart, Oct. 1841 Only 1 book on shelf - Duplicate cards? R.C. 3/12/93 Saxton, C.P. 289 18

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The Saint' everlasting rest: or, a treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in heaven, to which are added A call to the unconverted and a farewell sermon

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1805-01-01T00:00:00ZHalifax: Holden & DowsonEnglishPublic digitized item

The saint's everlasting rest, or, A treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in heaven

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1811-01-01T00:00:00ZCharlestown, Mass., Samuel T. ArmstrongEnglishPublic digitized item

The saints' everlasting rest

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1840-01-01T00:00:00ZNew York : American Tract SocietyEnglishPublic digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Divinity School Library, Duke University
  • Contributing institution: John Carter Brown Library
  • Contributing institution: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
  • Contributing institution: New York Public Library
  • Contributing institution: Robarts - University of Toronto
  • Digitization sponsor: Duke University Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: John Carter Brown Library
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Digitization sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant
  • Digitization sponsor: University of Toronto
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  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: toronto
  • Open Library reports 137 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 7 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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