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Besides, those that have hopes of Heaven, they ¹should labour to have their lives like to Heaven: It is that we pray for, that the will of God may be done in earth as it is done in heaven: How is it done in heaven? The Saints and Angels there do it fervently, universally, readily, constantly, and therefore the Angels are called by the name of Seraphims, it notes burning, because they burn with zeal for God; labour to conform your life to the life of Heaven.

Besides, those that have hopes of Heaven, they ¹should labor to have their lives like to Heaven: It is that we pray for, that the will of God may be done in earth as it is done in heaven: How is it done in heaven? The Saints and Angels there do it fervently, universally, readily, constantly, and therefore the Angels are called by the name of Seraphims, it notes burning, because they burn with zeal for God; labor to conform your life to the life of Heaven.

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Again, labour to be much trading for heaven in this ¹world, let there be much intercourse between you and Heaven, let your conversation be in heaven, Phil. 3. 20. If a man intend to live in another Country, he will have much traffic in that Country before he goes; and if we believe we shall come to Heaven, let there be much trading that way. Our conversations should be so in Heaven, as all the mercies we enjoy here should raise our hearts to heaven. We read Exod. 25. that upon the Table of Shewbread there was set a crown of gold. In those provisions that we have here for souls and bodies, our hearts must be raised to that Crown of glory reserved for us; for the Show-bread set before the Lord was to signify Gods provision for us, and the dedication of our bread of all our provision to God.