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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.
TO All Saints, that hold to CHRIST the Head AND That walk according to the Laws of the New Creature, Grace, Mercy, and Peace be multiplied from God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ,
TO All Saints, that hold to CHRIST the Head AND That walk according to the Lawes of the New Creature, Grace, Mercy, and Peace be multiplyed from God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Beloved in our dearest Lord,
You are those Worthies of whom this world is not worthy;1 You are the Princes that prevail with God; You are2 those excellent ones in whom3 is all Christs delight; You are his glory.4 You are his picked, culled, prime Instruments ⟨image 16⟩which he will make use of to carrion5 his best and greatest Work against •is worst and greatest Enemies in these latter days; You are a Seal upon Christs heart, you are engraven on the palms of his hand; Your names are