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- The saints everlasting rest,…
- Other Title:
- Treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in Heaven; Saints rest
- Authors:
- Baxter, Richard, Fawcett, Benjamin,
- Other Authors:
- Fawcett, Benjamin, 1715-1780, ed.
- Item ID:
- 71200908400396
- Publisher:
- Philadelphia : Printed for William Young, by W.W. Woodward, 1796.
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
- Call Number:
- BV4831.B4 F3 1796
- Physical Description:
- xv, [9], 383 p. ; 18 cm.
- Topic:
- Devotional literature, English -- Early works to 1800.
- Saints.
- Spiritual life -- Puritans -- Early works to 1800.
- Future life -- Puritans -- Early works to 1800.
- Note:
- Book, leather.; CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS TO REACH THIS DOCUMENT.; The compiler's preface / B.F. (Kidderminfter, Dec. 25, 1758) -- The introduction to the work, with some account of the nature of the Saints Rest -- The great preparatives 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.; Some pages of the Compiler's preface are missing.
- OCLC Number:
- ocm14563449
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Available for Viewing:
- By appointment only
- Category:
- Books & Pamphlets