The Fourth Part: A Directory For The Getting And Keeping Of The Heart In Heaven
THE FOURTH PART
CONTAINING
A DIRECTORY FOR THE GETTING AND KEEPING OF THE
HEART IN HEAVEN
By the Diligent Practice of that excellent unknown Duty of Heavenly Meditation. Being the main thing intended by the Author in the writing of this Book, and to which all the rest is but subservient.
MY DEARLY BELOVED FRIENDS IN THE LORD
THE
INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SHREWSBURY
BOTH MAGISTRATES, MINISTERS, AND PEOPLE
As also of the neighbouring Parts RICHARD BAXTER devoteth this part of this Treatise as a testimony of his love to his native soil, and to his many godly and faithful friends there living; HEARTILY praying the Lord and Head of the Church to keep them in unity, peace, humility, vigilancy, and steadfastness in the truth; and to cause them to contribute their utmost endeavours for the setting up of able, faithful teachers, and building up the House of God, which hath so long been neglected, and which hath now so many hands employed to divide and demolish it: and that the Lord