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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.
Thirdly, If God hath given you Use 3 Assurance, then give no way to slavish fears; fear not the scorn and reproaches of men: Fear not wants, God will1 not deny him a crust, to whom he hath given a Christ; he will not deny him a crumb, upon whom he hath bestowed a Crown; he will not deny him a less mercy, upon whom he hath bestowed Assurance, which is the Prince of mercies. Fear not death, for why shouldst thou fear death, that hast Assurance of a better life? &c.
- 1Saul had but five pence to give the Seer, the Seer after much good cheer gives him freely the Kingdom, 1 Sam. 9. 8. & 10. 1. So God deals with his.Saul had but five pence to give the Seer, the Seer after much good chear gives him freely the Kingdom, 1 Sam. 9. 8. & 10. 1. So God deals with his.
Fourthly, If God hath given you a Use 4 well-grounded Assurance of your Everlasting Happiness and Blessedness, then question his love no more: God doth not love to have his love at every turn called in question by those that he hath once assured of his love; He doth ⟨p. 606⟩expect, that as no sin of ours doth1 make any substantial alteration in his affections to us; so none, no not his sharpest dispensations, should make any alteration in our thoughts and affections towards him.
Fourthly, If God hath given you a Use 4 wel-grounded Assurance of your Everlasting Happiness and Blessedness, then question his love no more: God doth not love to have his love at every turn called in question by those that he hath once assured of his love; He doth