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The crown & glory of Christianity, or, Holiness, the only way to happiness discovered…The crovvn & glory of Christianity, or, Holiness, the only way to happiness discovered…
The crown & glory of Christianity, or, Holiness, the only way to happiness discovered in LVIII sermons from Heb. 12. 14, where you have the necessity, excellency, rarity, beauty and glory of holiness set forth, with the resolution of many weighty questions and cases, also motives and means to perfect holiness : with many other things of very high and great importance to all the sons and daughters of men, that had rather be blessed then cursed, saved then damned / by Thomas Brooks ...The crovvn & glory of Christianity, or, Holiness, the only way to happiness discovered in LVIII sermons from Heb. 12. 14, where you have the necessity, excellency, rarity, beauty and glory of holiness set forth, with the resolution of many weighty questions and cases, also motives and means to perfect holiness : with many other things of very high and great importance to all the sons and daughters of men, that had rather be blessed then cursed, saved then damned / by Thomas Brooks ...
London: printed for H. Crips, 1662
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
and therefore certainly such he will never suffer to enter into heaven. If God shuts the doors of an earthly Tabernacle against such as were strangers to him, to his Covenant, to his Church, and to themselves, will he not much more shut the door of his heavenly Tabernacle against such that are strangers to him, and to his Christ, ⟨p. 26⟩and to his word, yea, that are strangers to their own souls, and to all the concernments of another world? and such are all those that are uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh. Princes Palaces are not for strangers, but for sons, friends, familiars, favourites; no more is the Palace of heaven: we will not admit strangers to cohabit with us: and will •od admit such to cohabit with him, that never had any acquaintance or familiarity with him? Surely no. In history we read of such Towns and Cities as would not admit strangers to inhabit among them: and such a City is that above.1 It hath been long since concluded, that (In coelo nullus erit alienus) in heaven there shall be no strangers: none shall be admitted into that state, but such as God knows by name. Charon (in Lucian) requesting Mercurius to show him Jupiters Palace above; how says Mercurius, that such a caitiff as thou whose conversation hath been altogether with black shades, and impure ghosts, shouldst set thy foot in that pure place of light! what a dishonour and derogation were that to the place! The Application is easy.
and therefore certainly such he will never suffer to enter into heaven. If God shuts the doors of an earthly Tabernacle against such as were strangers to him, to his Covenant, to his Church, and to themselves, will he not much more shut the door of his heavenly Tabernacle against such that are strangers to him, and to his Christ, ⟨p. 26⟩and to his word, yea, that are strangers to their own souls, and to all the concernments of another world? and such are all those that are uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh. Princes Pallaces are not for strangers, but for sons, friends, familiars, favourites; no more is the Pallace of heaven: we will not admit strangers to cohabit with us: and will •od admit such to cohabit with him, that never had any acquaintance or familiarity with him? Surely no. In history we read of such Towns and Cities as would not admit strangers to inhabit among them: and such a City is that above.