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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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If you would be violent for Heaven, 1get your hearts filled with love to Religion. This is like the Rod of Myrtle in the Travellers hand, (Pliny •peaks of,) which makes him fresh and lively in his travel, and keeps him from being weary. When a man hath warmed himself ⟨p. 185⟩at the fire, now he is sittest for work. If you would be violent in working out salvation, warm your selves at this fire of love. A man will be violent for nothing but what he loves. Why are men so eager in their pursuit after gold, but because they love it. Love causeth delight, and delight causeth violence. What made St. Paul labour more than all the other Apostles? The love of Christ constrained him, 2 Cor. 5. 14. Love is like Oil to the wheels. Get love to Religion, and you will never be weary; you will count those the best hours which are spent with God. He that digs in a silver Vein sweats, yet love to the silver makes his labour delightful.
If you would be violent for Heaven, 1get your hearts filled with love to Religion. This is like the Rod of Myrtle in the Travellers hand, (Pliny •peaks of,) which makes him fresh and lively in his travel, and keeps him from being weary. When a man hath warmed himself ⟨p. 185⟩at the fire, now he is sittest for work. If you would be violent in working out salvation, warm your selves at this fire of love. A man will be violent for nothing but what he loves. Why are men so eager in their pursuit after gold, but because they love it. Love causeth delight, and delight causeth violence. What made St. Paul labour more than all the other Apostles? The love of Christ constrained him, 2 Cor. 5. 14. Love is like Oyl to the wheels. Get love to Religion, and you will never be weary; you will count those the best hours which are spent with God. He that digs in a silver Vein sweats, yet love to the silver makes his labour delightful.