Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and real demonstrations of our union with Christ…Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and reall demonstrations of our union with Christ…

Fourthly, He must seek perseveringly, he must never give over asking until he receive, never give over seeking until he find what he seeketh; He must follow the example of the Spouse seeking her Beloved, inquire of the watchmen, the Ministers of the Gospel, where, and how to find, what he seeketh; and followeth Christ by earnest prayer, as the woman of Canaan did, until he obtain his suit, and he must not rest satisfied with the beginnings thereof but still labour for increase. The Scripture speaks of assurance and full assurance of hope ^aof assurance and full assurance of faith ^bof the riches of full assurance▪ of understanding ^cand of great boldness in the faith, ^dto be attained in this life; and this the Apostle prayed for▪ for the Ephesians, ^eand laboured to beget in the Colossians, as appears by the forecited place, and this the Scripture exhorts all Christians to labour for, ^fand saith, That he that doth these things shall never fall, but an entrance shall be ministered unto him abundantly, into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, which one would think were argument enough to persuade any Immortal soul to seek after it. Thus of the second rule propounded for the getting of assurance▪

Fourthly, He must seek perseveringly, he must never give over asking untill he receive, never give over seeking untill he find what he seeketh; He must follow the example of the Spouse seeking her Beloved, inquire of the watchmen, the Ministers of the Gospel, where, and how to find, what he seeketh; and followeth Christ by earnest prayer, as the woman of Canaan did, untill he obtaine his suit, and he must not rest satisfied with the beginnings thereof but still labour for increase. The Scripture speaks of assurance and full assurance of hope