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Mount Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter…Movnt Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter…
Mount Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter of the first epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, from the 13th verse, to the end of the chapter, divided into three parts / by Tho. Case ...Movnt Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter of the first epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, from the 13th verse, to the end of the chapter, divided into three parts / by Tho. Case ...
London: printed by Thomas Milbourn for Dorman Newman, 1670
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.
Momentany enjoyments are strong inducements to worldlings to greatest pains and labours; and will not the everlasting fruition of God make you steadfast, unmoveable, and always abounding in the Lords work? 1They run (saith Paul) for a corruptible crown, but we for an incorruptible: Oh how should we run? They rise early to build an house, that in one hour may be consumed to ashes; what pains should we take to get an interest in that house which is eternal with God in the heavens! They toil, and moil, and sweat to heap up riches for an unknown possessor, and shall not we labour for that better portion, that cannot be taken from us. 2Moses was faithful and active in the house of him that appointed him, 3and this did in a great measure excite him, he had respect to the recompense of reward, and shall we fear to over-do our work, who have a clearer prospect of heaven than Moses had? His face was veiled, we see with open face. There's no inducement to take pains comparable to this, ever with the Lord: 4Ever in the Presence-chamber of the greatest Monarch in the world; may, ever upon the Throne, giving laws to Kingdoms, ever increasing treasures of gold, and silver, and precious stones; ⟨p. 136⟩ever bathing in the full streams of sublunary pleasures, is no ways comparable to one moments enjoyment of the presence of the Lord in heaven. Let that mans money perish with him, said that noble Marquess Galeacius Caracciolus, who esteemeth all the gold in the world worth one days society with Jesus Christ and his holy Spirit, &c.
Momentany enjoyments are strong inducements to worldlings to greatest pains and labours; and will not the everlasting fruition of God make you stedfast, unmoveable, and alwayes abounding in the Lords work? 1They run (saith Paul) for a corruptible crown, but we for an incorruptible: Oh how should we run? They rise early to build an house, that in one hour may be consumed to ashes; what pains should we take to get an interest in that house which is eternal with God in the heavens! They toil, and moil, and sweat to heap up riches for an unknown possessor, and shall not we labour for that better portion, that cannot be taken from us.