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Heaven taken
Heaven taken by storm, or, The holy violence a Christian is to put forth in the pursuit after glory by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed by R.W. for Tho. Parkhurst, 1670
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We must labour to be bettered by 1every Sabbath: where the Lord lays out cost, he looks for fruit. Fresh anointings of God are to be thirsted after; and new cubits to be added to ⟨p. 68⟩our spiritual stature. We must not be like the Salamander, which lives in the fire, but is never the hotter. Christians should on these days aspire after communion with God, and endeavour to have the illapses of his Spirit, and clearer discoveries of his love in Christ. In short, we should do on a Sabbath as Moses; he ascended the Mount that he might have a sight of God.
We must labour to be bettered by 1every Sabbath: where the Lord laies out cost, he looks for fruit. Fresh anointings of God are to be thirsted after; and new cubits to be added to ⟨p. 68⟩our spiritual stature. We must not be like the Salamander, which lives in the fire, but is never the hotter. Christians should on these daies aspire after communion with God, and endeavour to have the illapses of his Spirit, and clearer discoveries of his love in Christ. In short, we should do on a Sabbath as Moses; he ascended the Mount that he might have a sight of God.
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We must dedicate the whole day to 1God. Under the Law a single Sacrifice was appointed for other days of the week; but two Lambs were to be offered upon the Sabbath. All this day must be spent with God: he must have worship in the public; and when we come home, he must have family-worship. Many leave all their Religion at Church (as I have seen some do their Bibles) not hallowing God's name in their own houses,