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.That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full Assurance of understanding, Col. 2. 2.Qui fidei suae sensum in cord habet, hic scit Christum Jesum in se esse. Ambros. 2 ad Corinth. c. 13. 5.London, Printed by R. I. for John Hancock, and are to be sold at the first Shop in Popes-head Alley in Corn-hill. 1654.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.That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full Assurance of understanding, Col. 2. 2.Qui fidei suae sensum in corde habet, hic scit Christum Iesum in se esse. Ambros. 2 ad Corinth. c. 13. 5.London, Printed by R. I. for John Hancock, and are to be sold at the first Shop in Popes-head Alley in Corn-hill. 1654.Title page of Heaven on Earth, London, 1654Heaven on EarthThomas Brooks, 1654

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The Preface, touching the Nature of Assurance.

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CHAP. I. Proving by Ten Arguments, that Persons may in this life attain to a well-grounded Assurance of their Everlasting Happiness and Blessedness Page 1 to 30 This truth improved against Papists and Arminians P. 30. to p. 35.

CHAP. I. PRoving by Ten Arguments, that Persons may in this life attain to a wel-grounded Assurance of their Everlasting Happiness and Blessedness Page 1 to 30 This truth improved against Papists and Arminians P. 30. to p. 35.

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CHAP. II. Containing several weighty Propositions about Assurance P. 35. to p. 77 Further in this Chapter is showed, Ten special Seasons and Times, wherein the Lord is pleased to give to his people a sweet Assurance of his favour and love p. 77. to p. 155

CHAP. II. COntaining several weighty Propositions about Assurance P. 35. to p. 77 Further in this Chapter is shewed, Ten special Seasons and Times, wherein the Lord is pleased to give to his people a sweet Assurance of his favor and love p. 77. to p. 155

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CHAP. III. Containing Ten Hinderances and Impediments that keep poor Souls from Assurance, with the means and helps to remove those Impediments and Hinderances p. 155. to p. 207 Further, in this Chapter is laid down Six Motives to provoke Christians to put out all their strength and might against bosom sins, against the iniquity of their heels, against the sins that do so easily beset them p. 207. to p. 218 Also Five Means to help on the Mortification and Destruction of bosom sins p. 218. to p. 224

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