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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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The second Motive to provoke1 doubting souls to trample upon their bosom sins, is, Solemnly to consider, that the conquests of their darling sins, will render the conquests of other sins easy. When Goliath was slain, the rest2 of the Philistines fled; when a General in an Army is cut off, the common Soldiers are easily routed and destroyed. Ah complaining, doubting3 souls, did you but take the courage and resolution to fall with all your might, and spiritual strength, upon those particular sins that stick so close unto you, and that do so easily captivate you; you would find, that the great Mountains4 that are before you, would soon be made a Plain: Other sins will not ⟨p. 210⟩be long lived, when Justice is done upon your bosom sins; thrust but a dart through the heart of Absalom, 5and a complete conquest will follow.
The second Motive to provoke1 doubting souls to trample upon their bosom sins, is, Solemnly to consider, that the conquests of their darling sins, will render the conquests of other sins easie. When Goliah was slain, the rest2 of the Philistims fled; when a General in an Army is cut off, the common Souldiers are easily routed and destroyed. Ah complaining, doubting3 souls, did you but take the courage and resolution to fall with all your might, and spiritual strength, upon those particular sins that stick so close unto you, and that do so easily captivate you; you would finde, that the great Mountains4