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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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First, Prayer is a Divine Worship,1 wherein we speak to God in Faith, Humility, Sincerity, and Fervency of Spirit, through the Mediation of Christ, begging those good things that we and others want, deprecating that we and others fear, and giving thanks for that we and others have received. Prayer is a speaking to God face to ⟨p. 488⟩face; it is Jacobs Ladder, by which the soul climbs up to Heaven; it is Noah's Dove, that goes, and returns not till it brings Assurance of Peace.
First, Prayer is a Divine Worship,1 wherein we speak to God in Faith, Humility, Sincerity, and Fervency of Spirit, through the Mediation of Christ, begging those good things that we and others want, deprecating that we and others fear, and giving thanks for that we and others have received. Prayer is a speaking to God face to ⟨p. 488⟩face; it is Iacobs Ladder, by which the soul climbs up to Heaven; it is Noahs Dove, that goes, and returns not till it brings Assurance of Peace.
- 1The matter of Prayer may be reduced to these heads, 1. Petition. 2. Deprecation. 3. Intercession 4. Expostulation. There are other distinctions in regard of the manner, As first, Mental Prayer, which is the inward lifting up of the heart to God. Secondly, Vocal, which is uttered by words, As the Publicans, God be merciful to me a sinner. Thirdly, There is conceived prayer, and prescribed prayer. Fourthly, There is public or private prayer. These hints may suffice as to this.The matter of Prayer may be reduced to these heads, 1. Petition. 2. Deprecation. 3. Intercession 4. Expostulation. There are other distinctions in regard of the manner, As first, Mental Prayer, which is the inward lifting up of the heart to God. Secondly, Vocal, which is uttered by words, As the Publicans, God be merciful to me a sinner. Thirdly, There is conceived prayer, and prescribed prayer. Fourthly, There is publick or private prayer. These hints may suffice as to this.