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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.
First, Gracious Souls do trade and deal with God in Prayer only upon the account and credit of Christ. They1 beg mercy to pardon them, and grace •o purge them, and balm to heal them, and divine favour to comfort them, and ⟨p. 505⟩power to support them, and wisdom to counsel them, and goodness to satisfy them; but all upon the account of Christs Blood, of Christs Righteousness, of Christs Satisfaction, and of Christs Intercession at the right hand of the Father, Revel. 4. 10, 11. They seek the Father in the Son, they present their suits always in Christs Name; for so is the will of Christ, John 14. 13, 14. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my Name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my Name, I will do it. John 15. 16. Whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my Name, he will give it you. Chap. 16. 23. Verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my Name, he will give it you. [Greek or Hebrew]. The Greek is pregnant, and may be read, not only whatsoever, but also how many things soever ye shall ask or beg of the Father in my Name, he will give them to you. There is no admission into Heaven, except we bring Christ in our arms, Ephes. 2. 18. For through him we both have access by one Spirit, unto 2the Father. The Greek word signifies A leading by the hand, it is an allusion ⟨p. 506⟩to the custom of Princes, to whom there is no passage, unless we be brought in by one of their Favourites. Plutarch reports, That it was wont to be the way of some of the Heathens, the Molossians, when they would seek the favour of their Prince, they took up the Kings Son in their Arms, and so went and kneeled before the King. Ah Christians, Christ is near and dear unto the Father, the Father hath determined to give out all his loves and favours through his Son; if you bring