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I. THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THIS REST IS DESIGNED. "The people of God."

1. By their eternal election of the Father (Romans 11:5).

2. By complete and final redemption (John 1:29).

3. By perfect righteousness imputed (Isaiah 45:24, 25).

4. By the renewing of the Holy Ghost (Colossians 3:10).

II. THE MANIFESTED DIFFERENCE IN GOD'S PEOPLE FROM THE REPROBATE, AFTER THEY ARE CONVERTED TO GOD BY THE HOLY GHOST.

1. in a deep sense of divine things (1 Corinthians 2:10).

2. Of their miserable state as sinners (Luke 5:31).

3. Of creature-insufficiency (Isaiah 64:6).

4. Of Christ's fulness (Philippians 3:8).

5. In a change of will and purpose (Song of Solomon 1:4).

6. A cordial covenanting with Christ (Jeremiah 50:5).

7. Persevering grace (Micah 7:8).

III. THE EXCELLENT NATURE OF THIS REST. ITS excellency is beyond the power of language to describe.

1. Purchased rest (Ephesians 1:14).

2. Gratuitous rest (Isaiah 55:1).

3. Peculiar rest (John 14:22).

4. Divine rest (Revelation 21:23).

5. Seasonable rest (Galatians 6:9).

6. Suitable rest (John 14:2).

7. Perfect rest (Revelation 21:4).

8. Eternal rest (1 Peter 5:10).

9. Of body and soul (1 Corinthians 15:57).It is a rest from pain, sorrow, disappointment, persecution, sin, lust, and infirmity; a rest of peace, joy, love, knowledge, freedom, and a rest in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.

(T. B. Baker.)

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KJV: There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

WEB: There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.