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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
3. They are violent for their oppressive lusts: they wrong and defraud others, and by violence take away their right. Instead of clothing the naked, they make them who are clothed naked. These birds of prey live upon rapine. They are cruel, as if with Romulus they had been suckled with the milk of Wolves. They smile at the curses of the poor, and grow fat with ⟨p. 103⟩their tears. They have forgotten Christ's caveat, Luk. 3. 14. Do violence to no man. Ahab violently took away Naboth's Vineyard, 2. King. 21. 11. Hell is taken by this violence, Prav. 4. 17. Who drink the Wine of violence. This wine will turn to poison at last, Psal. 11. 5. Him that loveth violence God's soul hates.
3. They are violent for their oppressive lusts: they wrong and defraud others, and by violence take away their right. Instead of cloathing the naked, they make them who are cloathed naked. These birds of prey live upon rapine. They are cruel, as if with Romulus they had been suckled with the milk of Wolves. They smile at the curses of the poor, and grow fat with ⟨p. 103⟩their tears. They have forgotten Christ's caveat, Luk. 3. 14. Do violence to no man. Ahab violently took away Naboth's Vineyard, 2. King. 21. 11. Hell is taken by this violence, Prav. 4. 17. Who drink the Wine of violence. This wine will turn to poison at last, Psal. 11. 5. Him that loveth violence God's soul hates.