The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

In the Last place: if there be such a difference between the hearts of Gods people, this may teach us to long for heaven, when our hearts shall be always up there shall be such a difference from that estate we are now in, as it is more then we are able to imagine; and there shall be no fear of the loss of it, It is an observation of Mr. Brightman, upon the 19. Revel. 11. Comparing it with Reve. 4. and in Reve. 4.1. It is said, there was a door opened in Heaven, In Reve. 19.11. It is said, Heaven was opened, not only a little door was opened, but the gates and walls of Heaven were opened. There is a great deal of difference in the estate of Gods people here, sometimes they have a little door opened to them in Heaven, sometimes the Heavens themselves are opened to them, but a time will come, when the Heavens shall not only be opened for them, but it shall be replenished with them, the chief Glory of Heaven shall be the Saints there, and we shall take no pains to keep our hearts up; it were well if our hearts were up always, though with never so much pains, they shall as naturally work after God, as the Sun doth naturally shine, and therefore let us comfort our selves in that time, let us strive and struggle a while, there is a time when our hearts shall be up, and we shall never take any pains.

In the Last place: if there be such a difference between the hearts of Gods people, this may teach us to long for heaven, when our hearts shal be alwaies up there shal be such a difference from that estate we are now in, as it is more then we are able to imagine; and there shal be no fear of the loss of it, It is an observation of Mr. Brightman, upon the 19.