The Saint's Everlasting Rest
- Subtitle
- A Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints in Their Enjoyment of God in Heaven
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1. Front matter2. THE SAINT'S EVERLASTING REST;3. DEDICATION4. THE PREFACE.5. Introductory material6. CHAP. I. The Introduction to the Work, with some account of the nature of the Saint's Rest.7. CHAP. II. The great preparatives to the Saint's Rest.8. CHAP. III. The Excellencies of the Saint's Rest.9. CHAP. IV. The Character of the Persons for whom this rest is designed.10. CHAP. V. The Misery of those who lose the Saint's Rest.11. CHAP. VI. The misery of those, who, besides losing the Saint's Rest, lose the enjoyments of time, and suffer the torments of hell.12. CHAP. VII. The necessity of diligently seeking the Saint's Rest.13. CHAP. VIII. How to discern our Title to the Saint's Rest.14. CHAP. IX. The Duty of the people of God to excite others to seek this Rest.15. CHAP. X. The Saint's Rest is not to be expected on Earth.16. CHAP. XI. The Importance of leading a heavenly Life upon Earth.17. CHAP. XII. Directions how to lead a heavenly Life upon Earth.18. CHAP. XIII. The Nature of heavenly Contemplation; with the Time, Place, and Temper fittest for it.19. CHAP. XIV. What use heavenly contemplation makes of consideration, affections, soliloquy, and prayer.20. CHAP. XV. Heavenly contemplation assisted by sensible objects, and guarded against a treacherous heart.21. CHAP. XVI. Heavenly contemplation exemplified, and the whole Work concluded.22. NOTE BY THE TRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY