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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.
If it be thus with us, we are happy persons. This is the holy violence the text speaks of, and is the right way of taking the Kingdom of God. And surely never did Noah so willingly put forth his hand to receive the Dove into the Ark, as Jesus Christ will put forth his hand to receive us into Heaven.
4. It exhorts all Christians to this 1holy violence for Heaven. But before I press the exhortation, let me remove some Objections that may be made against this blessed violence.
- 1Use 4. Exhortation.
1. But we have no power of our ⟨p. 122⟩1selves to save our selves? you bid us be violent, as if you should bid a man tied fast in fetter •to walk.
- 1Object. 1.