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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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Thirdly, It is exceeding useful to the Saints at all times, but especially in ⟨image 18⟩changing times, in times wherein every one calls out, Watchman, what of the night, Watchman, what of the night? 1and the watchman answereth, the morning cometh, and also the night. Ah2 Christians, the Lord is a shaking heaven and earth, he is a staining the pride of all glory, he is a staining his garments with the blood of his enemies; he is renting and tearing, he is burning and breaking, he is pulling up, and throwing down: Now in3 the midst of all these Concussions and Revolutions, thrice happy are those souls that have gained a well-grounded Assurance of▪ Celestial4 things; such souls will not faint, sink, nor shrink in an hour of temptation,5 such souls will keep their garments pure and white, and will follow the Lamb wheresoever he goes. Assurance is a Believers Ark, where he sits Noah-like quiet and still in the midst of all distractions6 and destructions, combustions and confusions.7 They are doubly miserable that have neither Heaven nor Earth, temporals nor eternals made sure to them in changing times.
Thirdly, It is exceeding useful to the Saints at all times, but especially in ⟨image 18⟩changing times, in times wherein every one cals out, Watchman, what of the night, Watchman, what of the night? 1and the watchman answereth, the morning cometh, and also the night. Ah