Heaven taken

Name: Heaven taken
Author: Thomas Watson

Heaven taken by storm, or, The holy violence a Christian is to put forth in the pursuit after glory by Thomas Watson ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed by R.W. for Tho. Parkhurst, 1670

[16], 216 p. · 44k words · Wing W1128 · ESTC R9123

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THE HAPPINESS OF Drawing near to GOD.

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3. It exhorts us all to draw near to ¹God. 'Tis more ingenious to draw near to God voluntarily, than to be drawn near to him by affliction. God is the terminus ad quem; whither should the soul go but to God? where can the Bee rest but in its hive? To draw near to God is as well a privilege as a duty. There are but two Motives I shall use to persuade to this drawing near to God.

3. It exhorts us all to draw near to ¹God. 'Tis more ingenious to draw near to God voluntarily, than to be drawn near to him by affliction. God is the terminus ad quem; whither should the soul go but to God? where can the Bee rest but in its hive? To draw near to God is as well a priviledge as a duty. There are but two Motives I shall use to perswade to this drawing near to God.

1Use 3. Exhortation.

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1. The first is in the text; to draw near ¹to God is a good thing. 'Tis good for me. That it is good, appears several ways.

1. The first is in the text; to draw near ¹to God is a good thing. 'Tis good for me. That it is good, appears several waies.

11. Motive.]

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