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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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But some may object and say, We have Object. been at the door of mercy, early and late, for assurance, and yet we have not obtained it; we have prayed, and waited, and we have waited, and prayed; we have prayed, and mourned, and we have […] ed, and prayed, and yet we cannot get a good word from God, a smile from God, he hath covered himself with a cloud; and after all that we have done, it is still night with our souls. God seems not to •e at home, he seems not to value our prayers; we call, and cry, and shout out for assurance; and 1yet he shutteth out our prayer. We are sure, That we have not found praying times to be times of assurance to our souls, &c.
But some may object and say, We have Object. been at the door of mercy, early and late, for assurance, and yet we have not obtained it; we have prayed, and waited, and we have waited, and prayed; we have prayed, and mourned, and we have 〈…〉 ed, and prayed, and yet we cannot get a good word from God, a smile from God, he hath covered himself with a cloud; and after all that we have done, it is still night with our souls. God seems not to •e at home, he seems not to value our prayers; we call, and cry, and shout out for assurance; and 1yet he shutteth out our prayer. We are sure, That we have not found praying times to be times of assurance to our souls, &c.
Now to this Objection, I shall give Answ. I 1these answers; first, that it may be, you have been more earnest and vehement for assurance, and the effects of it, viz. Joy, comfort, and pece, then you have been for grace and holiness, for communion with God, and conformity to God; it may be your requests for