Richard Baxter, author of the present work, known throughout the world for its acceptance, was a learned, active, and above all, holy minister of the past generation. He was born near Shrewsbury in 1615, and died in London in 1691.
His work "The Saints' Everlasting Rest" deserves to be considered one of the most valuable writings of the era. He wrote it in such a state of health that he constantly expected death, far from home and unable to consult any book other than the Bible.
Regarding it, Dr. Bates tells us: "Baxter, to stimulate our desire for holiness, draws back the veil of the sanctuary above and describes the glories and joy of the divine presence with such intense and vivid light that it makes all the vanities and tinsel of the world fade away. Then, to stimulate our fear, he parts the curtain of the abyss and reveals the eternal fire of hell, representing the passions that torment the condemned with such vivid colors that they are enough to curb the licentious appetites of the most sensual men."
