A77608:551
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.
The first property of that Hope that accompanies Salvation, is this, It1 elevates and raises the heart to live above, where its treasure is: This Hope is from above, and it makes the heart to live above; it is a spark of glory, and it leads the heart to live in glory. Divine hope carries a man to Heaven; for life to quicken him, and for wisdom to direct him, and for power to uphold him, and for righteousness to justify him, and for holiness to sanctify him, and for mercy to forgive him and for assurance to rejoice him, and for happiness to crown him. Divine hope takes in the pleasures of Heaven ⟨p. 532⟩before hand, it lives in the joyful expectation of them, it fancies to it self (as I may say) the pleasures and joys of eternity, and lives in a sweet anticipation of what it possesseth by Faith. Hopes richest treasures, and choicest friends, and chiefest delights, and sweetest contents, are in the Country above, and therefore Hope loves best to live there most.
The first property of that Hope that accompanies Salvation, is this, It1 elevates and raises the heart to live above, where its treasure is: This Hope is from above, and it makes the heart to live above; it is a spark of glory, and it leads the heart to live in glory. Divine hope carries a man to Heaven; for life to quicken him, and for wisdom to direct him, and for power to uphold him, and for righteousness to justifie him, and for holiness to sanctifie him, and for mercy to forgive him and for assurance to rejoyce him, and for happiness to crown him. Divine hope takes in the pleasures of Heaven ⟨p. 532⟩before hand, it lives in the joyful expectation of them, it fancies to it self (as I may say) the pleasures and joyes of eternity, and lives in a sweet anticipation of what it possesseth by Faith. Hopes richest treasures, and choicest friends, and chiefest delights, and sweetest contents, are in the Country above, and therefore Hope loves best to live there most.