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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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Thirdly, Hungering and thirsting after Righteousness, is a gift that brings the soul within the compass of the promise of Everlasting Happiness and Blessedness. Matth. 5. 6. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after Righteousness; for they shall be filled, or1 as it runs in the Greek, Blessed are they that are hungering and thirsting. Intimating, that where ever this is the present ⟨p. 287⟩disposition of mens souls, they are blessed, and may expect spiritual repletions. Considerable to this purpose is that of Isai. 44. 2, 3, 4, 5. Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the Womb, which will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, and thou Jesurun, whom I have chosen. For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, 2and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my Spirit upon thy Seed, and my Blessing upon thy Off-spring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, as Willows by the Water-courses. One shall say, I am the Lords; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel. Of the like consideration is that of Isa. 35. 6, 7. Then shall the lame man leap as a Hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing; for in the Wilderness shall waters break forth, and streams in the desert. And the parched ground shall become a Pool, and the thirsty Land springs of Water: In the habitation of Dragons, where each lay, shall be Gross, with Reeds and Rushes. To the like purpose is that in Psal. 107. 9. For he ⟨p. 288⟩satisfieth the longing soul; and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. But that none may mistake, nor miscarry in this business, that is of an eternal concernment to them; I shall desire them to premise with me these following things, for a better and fuller clearing of this particular truth that is under our present consideration.