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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
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.
So upon the prodigals ⟨p. 80⟩return the fatted Calf is killed,1 and the best Robe is put upon his back, and the Ring is put on his hand, and shoes on his feet. Some understand by the Robe, the Royalty of Adam, others,2 the Righteousness of Christ; and by the Ring, some understand the pledges of Gods love, Rings being given as pledges of love; some the seal of Gods Spirit, men using to seal with their Rings. Among the Romans the Ring was an ensign of Virtue, Honour, and Nobility, whereby they that wore them, were distinguished from the common people. I think the main thing intended by all these passages, is to show us, That God sometimes upon the sinners first conversion, and returning to him, is graciously pleased to give him some choice and signal manifestations of his love, and favour, of his good will and pleasure, and that upon these following Grounds.
So upon the prodigals ⟨p. 80⟩return the fatted Calf is killed,1 and the best Robe is put upon his back, and the Ring is put on his hand, and shoes on his feet. Some understand by the Robe, the Royalty of Adam, others,2 the Righteousness of Christ; and by the Ring, some understand the pledges of Gods love, Rings being given as pledges of love; some the seal of Gods Spirit, men using to seal with their Rings. Among the Romans the Ring was an ensign of Virtue, Honor, and Nobility, whereby they that wore them, were distinguished from the common people. I think the main thing intended by all these passages, is to shew us, That God sometimes upon the sinners first conversion, and returning to him, is graciously pleased to give him some choice and signal manifestations of his love, and favor, of his good will and pleasure, and that upon these following Grounds.