“What if you had once seen hell open, and all the damned there in their easeless torments, and had heard them crying out of their slothfulness in the day of their visitation, and wishing that they had but another life to live, and that God would but try them once again; one crying out of this neglect of duty, and another of his loitering and trifling, when he should have been labouring for his life; what manner of person would you have been after such a sight as this ? (284)”
Quote by Richard Baxter
Work
The Saints' Everlasting Rest
This book delves into the theological and philosophical ideas surrounding the concept of the afterlife and the rest that is promised to the faithful in various religious traditions. more
Author
Richard Baxter
Richard Baxter was an English poet, born on November 12, 1615, and died on December 8, 1691. Known for his religious poetry and theological writings, Baxter held a significant position in English literature during the 17th century. more
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