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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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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.
Beloved You know that in the time of the Law God did as kindly accept of Goats hair, and Badgers skins, of Turtle Doves, and young Pigeons▪ they being ⟨image 17⟩the best things that some of his children had then to offer, as he did accept of Gold, Jewels, Silk, and Purple from other• I hope you will show out the same God-like disposition towards me, in a kind accepting of what is offered in this Treatise to your wise and serious consideration. I could wish it better for your sakes; yet such a• it is I do in all love and humility presen• you with, desiring the Lord to make it an internal and eternal advantage t• you.
Beloved You know that in the time of the Law God did as kindly accept of Goats haire, and Badgers skins, of Turtle Doves, and young Pigeons▪ they being ⟨image 17⟩the best things that some of his children had then to offer, as he did accept of Gold, Jewels, Silk, and Purple from other• I hope you will shew out the same God-like disposition towards me, in a kind accepting of what is offered in this Treatise to your wise and serious consideration. I could wish it better for your sakes; yet such a• it is I do in all love and humility presen• you with, desiring the Lord to make it an internal and eternal advantage t• you.
I shall briefly acquaint you with the Reasons that have moved poor me, unworthy I (who am the least of all Saints▪ who am not worthy to be reckoned among the Saints) to present this following Discourse to public view; and they are thes that follow.