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Heaven on Earth
Heaven on earth or a serious discourse touching a well-grounded assurance of mens everlasting happiness and blessedness. Discovering the nature of assurance, the possibility of attaining it, the causes, springs, and degrees of it, with the resolution of several weighty questions. By Thomas Brooks, preacher of the Gospel at Margarets Fishstreet-Hill.Heaven on earth or a serious discourse touching a wel-grounded assurance of mens everlasting happiness and blessedness. Discovering the nature of assurance, the possibility of attaining it, the causes, springs, and degrees of it, with the resolution of several weighty questions. By Thomas Brooks, preacher of the Gospel at Margarets Fishstreet-Hill.
London: printed by R.I. for John Hancock, 1654
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Many Christians are like the Bee that flies into the field to seek honey to eat, but brings it not into the Masters hive; So they seek for Assurance, that they may feed upon that sweet honeycomb, more, then to fill their Lord and Masters hive with thanks and praise.
Many Christians are like the Bee that flyes into the field to seek honey to eat, but brings it not into the Masters hive; So they seek for Assurance, that they may feed upon that sweet honycomb, more, then to fill their Lord and Masters hive with thanks and praise.
That servant that minds his wages more then his work, must not wonder if his Master be slack in paying; no more should he that minds comfort, ⟨p. 42⟩more then obedience, that minds1 assurance more then divine honour, wonder that God delays the givings in of assurance, though it be sought with many prayers and tears. He that is most tender of Gods honour, shall find by experience that God is most mindful of his comfort. God will not see that soul fit long in sackcloth and ashes, that makes it his business to set him up upon his Throne. He that minds Gods glory, more then his own good, shall quickly find that God will even obscure his own glory to do him good. If we are not wanting to Gods glory, he will not long be wanting to our joy.
That servant that mindes his wages more then his worke, must not wonder if his Master be slacke in paying; no more should hee that mindes comfort, ⟨p. 42⟩more then obedience, that minds1 assurance more then divine honour, wonder that God delayes the givings in of assurance, though it bee sought with many prayers and teares. He that is most tender of Gods honour, shall finde by experience that God is most mindful of his comfort. God will not see that soule fit long in sackcloath and ashes, that makes it his businesse to set him up upon his Throne. He that minds Gods glory, more then his owne good, shall quickly finde that God will even obscure his owne glory to doe him good. If wee are not wanting to Gods glory, he will not long bee wanting to our joy.