The Saints' Everlasting Rest

A glimpse of what heaven will be like.

One of the great classics of Christian devotion.

Richard Baxter wrote "The Saints' Everlasting Rest" to help prepare him for death during a life-threatening illness. It has inspired Christians for centuries to lift their eyes above this world to the place where they will spend eternity. Born in 1615, Richard Baxter lived and ministered throughout most of the seventeenth century. After being forced from his pulpit with some two thousand other Puritan ministers in the Great Ejection of 1660, he continued his writing ministry, authoring more than 140 books. Originally published in 1649, this work was forty-six chapters long, covering 844 pages. It was abridged in 1758, condensing it to sixteen chapters. Reading Baxter's book will challenge you to rediscover the wonders of the Lord through reflection and meditation. Taking captive our thoughts and making them obedient to Christ will make us strong in the faith and bring victory to our spiritual walks.

Table of Contents

The introduction to the work, with some account of the nature of the Saints' Rest.

The great preparatives for the Saints' Rest.

The excellencies of the Saints' Rest.

The character of the persons for whom this Rest is designed.

The great misery of those who lose the Saints' Rest.

The misery of those who, besides losing the Saints' Rest, lose 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, the affections, soliloquy, and prayer.

Heavenly contemplation assisted by sensible objects, and guarded against a treacherous heart.

Heavenly contemplation exemplified, and the whole work concluded.

Conclusion.