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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.
Well, but what do they get by this? let us see what a purchase Apostates make.
They proclaim their folly; for all 1their former violence for Heaven is ⟨p. 114⟩lost. He who runs half the Race, and then faints, loseth the Garland, Ezek. 18. 24. When the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, all his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned. All mens prayers and tears are lost. The Apostate unravels all that he hath been doing. He is like a man that with a pencil draws a curious picture, and then comes with his sponge and wipes it out again, Gal. 3. 4. Have ye suffered so many things in vain? Perhaps, for Religion a man hath suffered many a reproach and affront; and have ye suffered all this in vain? Here is folly indeed.
They proclaim their folly; for all 1their former violence for Heaven is ⟨p. 114⟩lost. He who runs half the Race, and then faints, loseth the Garland, Ezek. 18. 24. When the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, all his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned. All mens prayers and tears are lost. The Apostate unravels all that he hath been doing. He is like a man that with a pensil draws a curious picture, and then comes with his spunge and wipes it out again, Gal. 3. 4. Have ye suffered so many things in vain? Perhaps, for Religion a man hath suffered many a reproach and affront; and have ye suffered all this in vain? Here is folly indeed.