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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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4. A little faith is faith, as a spark of fire is fire, a drop of water is water, a little Star is a Star, a little Pearl is a Pearl. Verily, thy little faith is a Jewel that God doth highly prize and1 value; and thy little faith will make thee put a higher price upon Christ,2 and Grace, then upon all the world. Well, remember this, That the least measure of true faith will bring thee to Salvation, and possess thee of Salvation, as well as the greatest measure. A little faith accompanies Salvation, as well as a great faith; a weak faith as well a strong. Therefore do not say, O precious Soul, That thou hast not that faith that accompanies Salvation, because thou hast not such a strong faith, or such and such degrees of faith. A great faith will yield a man a Heaven here; a little faith will yield him a Heaven hereafter.
4. A little faith is faith, as a spark of fire is fire, a drop of water is water, a little Star is a Star, a little Pearl is a Pearl. Verily, thy little faith is a Jewel that God doth highly prize and1 value; and thy little faith will make thee put a higher price upon Christ,2 and Grace, then upon all the world. Well, remember this, That the least measure of true faith will bring thee to Salvation, and possess thee of Salvation, as well as the greatest measure. A little faith accompanies Salvation, as well as a great faith; a weak faith as well a strong. Therefore do not say, O precious Soul, That thou hast not that faith that accompanies Salvation, because thou hast not such a strong faith, or such and such degrees of faith. A great faith will yeeld a man a Heaven here; a little faith will yeeld him a Heaven hereafter.