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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.
Oh take heed thou goest not to Hell in the crowd of worldly business. Joshua. who was a Commander of an Army, yet his work as a Soldier was not to hinder his work as a Christian: he must pray as well as fight; and take the Book of the Law in his hand, as well as the Sword, Josh. 1. 8.
Oh take heed thou goest not to Hell in the croud of worldly business. Joshua. who was a Commander of an Army, yet his work as a Souldier was not to hinder his work as a Christian: he must pray as well as fight; and take the Book of the Law in his hand, as well as the Sword, Josh. 1. 8.
Thou, whosoever thou art that makest this Objection about worldly business, let me ask thee, Dost thou think in thy conscience that this will be a good excuse at the last day, when God shall ask thee, why didst thou not take pains for Heaven? thou shalt say, Lord, I was so steeped in worldly business, that I was hindered. Were it a good plea for a servant to say to his Master, he was so drunk that he could not work? Truly, 'tis much like thine, to say thou wert so drunk with the cares of the world, that thou couldest not be violent for the Kingdom.
Having answered these Objections, let me re-assume the exhortation, pressing all Christians to this violence for the heavenly Kingdom. As David's three Worthies ventured their lives, and brake through the host of the Philistines for water, 2 Sam. 23. 16. Such a kind of violence must we use, breaking through all dangers for obtaining the Water of life.