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A77608	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.	Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.	1654 (1654)	Wing B4943; Thomason E1446_1; ESTC R209539	332,772	663

of things not seen Faith makes absent glory present absent riches present absent pleasures present absent favors present Faith brings an invisible God and sets him before the soul Moses by Faith saw him that was invisible Faith brings down the recompence of reward and sets it really though spiritually before the soul Faith sets Divine favor before the soul it sets peace it sets pardon of sin it sets the Righteousness of Christ it sets the Joy of Heaven it sets Salvation before the soul it makes all these things very near and obvious to the soul Faith is the evidence of things not seen Faith makes invisible things visible 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Index or clear conviction by disputation absent things present things that are afar off to be very near unto the soul By convincing Demonstrations by Arguments and Reasons drawn from the Word as the Greek word signifies 2 Cor. 4. 17 18. For our light affliction which is but for a moment worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory while we look not at the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To look with a diligent eye as men do at the mark whereat they shoot things which are seen but at the things which are not seen For the things which are seen are temporal but the things which are not seen are eternal Faith trades in invisible things in eternal things its eye is always upwards like the Fish called by Galen Urano Scopos that hath but one eye and yet looks continually up to Heaven Faith Heb 6. 19. Rom. 8. 18. Heb. 10. 34. Acts 7. 55 56. An adopted Heir to a Crown cannot but have his heart at Court his minde and thoughts will be upon his future glorious condition He will be still a creating Idea's and Images of it enters within the vail and fixes her eye upon those glorious things of eternity that are so many that they exceed number so great that they exceed measure so precious that they are above all estimation Sayes Faith the spangled Firmament is but the Footstool of my Fathers house and if the Foot-stool the outside be so glorious O how glorious is his Throne Verily in Heaven there is that life that cannot be expressed that light that cannot be comprehended that joy that cannot be fadomed that sweetness that cannot be dissipated that feast that cannot be consumed and upon these Pearls of glory I look and live sayes Faith And thus I have shewed you the choice and precious objects about which that Faith is exercised that accompanies Salvation I shall now in the next place shew you the Properties of that Faith that accompanies Salvation and they are these that follow The first Property of that Faith Quid est igitur fides Opinior fideliter hominem Christi creder● i. e. Fidelem esse boc est fideliter Dei mandata servare saith one that accompanies Salvation is this It puts forth it self into vital operations it makes a man full of life and activity for God it will make a man diligent and venturous in the work and wayes of God Faith is a most active quality in it self and so it makes a Christian most active it is a doing thing and it makes the person doing Faith will not suffer the soul to be idle Faith is like the vertuous Woman in the last of the Proverbs who put her hand to every work who would suffer none of her Hand-maids to be idle Faith puts the soul upon grieving for Zach. 12. 10. sin upon combating with sin upon weeping over sin upon trembling at the occasions of sin upon resisting temptations that leads to sin upon fighting it out to the death with sin Faith puts a man upon walking with The eleventh of the Hebrews is a full proof of these things Gal. 2. 20. God upon waiting on God upon working for God upon wrastling with God upon bearing for God and upon parting with any thing for God Faith makes Religious duties to be easie to the soul to be delightful to the soul to be profitable to the soul Faith makes the soul to be serious and conscientious in doing to be careful faithful in doing to be delightful chearful in doing to be diligent and faithful in doing Jam. 2. 17. to the end Faith looks to precepts as well as to promises Psal 119. 66. Teach me good judgement and knowledge for I have believed thy Commandments That faith that is not a working faith is no faith that faith that is not a working faith is a dead faith that faith that is not a working faith is a deluding faith that faith that is not a working faith is a worthless faith that faith that is not a working faith will leave a man short of Heaven and happiness in the latter day Faith that accompanies Salvation is better at doing then at thinking at obeying then at disputing at walking then at talking Tit. 3. 8. This is a faithful saying and these things I will that thou affirm constantly that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works Faith will make a man endeavor to be good yea to be best at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the word signifies to bend their wits and beat their brains to maintain good works every thing he undertakes It is not leaves but fruit not words but works that God expects and if we cross his expectation we frustrate our own Salvation we further our own condemnation Faith makes the soul Isa 65 24. Gen. 4 4. 1 Pet. 3. 11. Cant. 2. 14. Luther prefers the meanest work of a Country Christian or poor Maid above all the victories and triumphs of Alexander and of Julius Caesar Matth. 27. ult Isa 41. 10 11. Heb. 13 5 6. Ezek. 36. 26 27 c. much in doing abundant in working and that partly by perswading the soul that all its works all its duties and services shall be owned and accepted of God as in Isa 56. 7. Even them will I bring to my holy Mountain and make them joyful in my House of prayer Their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine Altar for mine House shall be called an House of prayer for all people Faith assures the soul that every prayer every sigh every groan every tear is accepted And this makes the soul pray much and sign much and mourn much Again Faith spreads the promises of Divine assistance before the soul O sayes Faith here O soul is assistance suitable to the work required And this makes a man work as for life it makes a man work and sweat and sweat and work Again Faith sets the Recompence the Reward before the soul O Heb. 11. 25 26. One good work of a Christian is more precious then Heaven and Earth saith Luther sayes Faith Look here soul here is a great reward for a little work here is great wages for weak and imperfect services here is an infinite reward

upon thee Divine Wisdom sparkles much in this in giving milk to Babes that are more carnal then spiritual and meat i. e. Assurance to strong men that have more skill and will that have a greater ability and choicer faculty to prize and improve this Jewel Assurance then babes have The Hebrew word Chabodh signifies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So the Chaldee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 both weight and glory and verily glory is such a weight that if the body were not upheld by that glorious power that raised Jesus Christ from the grave if it were not bore up by everlasting Arms it were impossible it Deut. 33. 27. should bear it Now assurance is the top of glory it is the glory of glory Psal 45. 13. then certainly they had need be very glorious within that shall be crowned with such a weight of glory as assurance is Well remember this It is mercy to want mercy till we are fit for mercy till we are able to bear the weight of mercy and make a divine improvement of mercy Thirdly You must distinguish between Answ 3 Every audience increaseth love thanks and trust Psa 116. 1 2 3. And those mercies are best improved which we receive after we have been long upon our knees delays and denials God may delay us when he does not deny us he may defer the giving in of a mercy and yet at last give the very mercy begged Barren Hannah prayes yeer after yeer for a mercy God delayes her long but at last gives her her desire and the Text sayes expresly that her countenance was no more sad 1 Sam. 1. 18. After many prayers and tears the Lord comes in and assures her that she should have the desire of her soul and now she mourns no more but sits down satisfied comforted and cheered After much praying waiting and weeping God usually comes with his hands and his heart full of mercy to his people He loves not to come Vacuis manibus empty handed to those that have sate long with wet eyes at Mercies door Christ tries the faith patience and constancy of the Canaanite woman he deferred Matth. 15. 21 to 29. and delayed her he reproached and repulsed her and yet at last is overcome by her as not being able any longer to withstand her importunate requests O woman great is thy faith Be Exclamat tanquam victus Brugensis He cryes out as conquered it unto thee even as thou wilt Christ puts her off at first but closes with her at last at first a good word a good look is too good for her but at last good words and good looks are too little for her Be it unto thee even as thou wilt At first Christ carries himself to her as a churlish stranger but at last as an amorous lover though at first he had not an ear to hear her yet at last he had a heart to grant her not onely her desires but even what else she would desire over and above what she had desired God heard Daniel at Dan. 9. 15. to 25. the beginning of his supplications and his bowels of lo●● was working strongly towards him but the Angel Gabriel doth not inform Daniel of this till afterwards Praying souls you say that you have prayed long for assurance and yet you have not obtained it Well pray still O pray and wait wait and pray the Vision is for Hab. 2. 3. an appointed time but at the end it shall speak and not lie though it tarry wait for it because it will surely come it will not tarry God hath never God will never fail the praying soul at the long run thou shalt be sure to obtain that assurance that will richly recompence thee for all thy praying waiting and weeping therefore hold up and hold on praying though God doth delay thee and my soul for thine thou shalt reap in due season such a harvest of Gal. 6. 9. joy and comfort as will sufficiently pay thee for all thy pains Shall the Husband-man wait patiently for the precious fruits of the Earth and wilt Jam. 5. 7. not thou wait patiently for assurance which is a Jewel more worth then Heaven and Earth Praying souls remember this It is but weakness to think that men shall reap as soon as they sow that they shall reap in the Evening when they have but sowed in the Morning Titus Vespasian never Suelonius dismist any Petitioner with a tear in his eye or with a heavy heart and shall we think that the God of compassions will always dismiss the Petitioners of Heaven with tears in their eyes Surely no. Ninthly Sometimes before the This truth many choice Christians have found by experience soul is deeply engaged in fore conflicts with Satan the Lord is graciously pleased to visit his people with his loving kindness and to give them some sweet assurance That though they are tempted yet they shall not be worsted though they are tried yet they shall be crowned though Satan doth roar as a Lyon upon the soul yet he shall not make a prey of the soul for the Lyon Revel 5. 5. John 10. 28. of the Tribe of Judah will hold it fast and none shall pluck it out of his hand God first fed Israel with Manna from Heaven and gave them water to Ex●d 17. 8 c. drink out of the Rock before their fore fight with Amalek Before Paul 2 Cor. 12. 1. to 8. was buffetted by Satan he was caught up into the third Heaven where he had very glorious visions and revelations of the Lord even such as he was not able to utter Before Jesus Christ Matth. 3 ult was led into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan to question and doubt of his Son-ship he heard a voice from Heaven saying This is my beloved Son in whom I am wel-pleased The Spirit of the Lord did first descend upon him as a Dove before Satan fell upon him as a Lyon God walks with his people some turns in paradise and gives them some tastes of his right-hand pleasures before Psal 16. ult Satan by his tempting shall do them a displeasure But I must hasten to a close of this Chapter and therefore Tenthly and lastly After some sharp conflicts with Satan God is graciously pleased to lift up the light of his countenance upon his people and to warm and cheer their hearts with the beams of his love Matth. 4. 11. Then the Non tanquam misericordes indigenti sed tanquam subjecti om ipotenti Aug. Hom. 8. Devil leaveth him and behold Angels came and ministred unto him When Christ had even spent himself in soiling and quelling in resisting and scattering Satans temptations then the Angels come and minister cordials and comforts unto him So after Paul had 2 Cor. 12. 7 ●● 10. been buffetted by Satan he heard that sweet word from Heaven My grace is sufficient for thee for my strength is made

it Psal 119. 20. breatheth and breaketh for the longing it hath at all times after the Righteousness of Christ imputed and infuled The Greeks derive their word for desire from a Root that signifies to burn Ah Christians real desires are burning desires they set the soul all in a holy flame after God and Christ if they are not vehement if they do not put an edge upon thy affections if they do not make thee like a burning Seraphim Christ will take no pleasure in them they shall return into thy own bosom without working any wonders in Heaven as those desires do that flow from the souls being touched with a coal from the Altar Secondly Premise this with me Psal 63. 1 2 3 4 27 4. Cant. 1. 2. Phil 3 7 8 9 10. All real longings and hungerings in the soul after Righteousness arises from Spiritual and Heavenly Considerations they spring in the soul from some convictions some apprehensions some perswasions that the soul hath of a real worth of a real beauty glory and excellency that is in Christ and in his Righteousness imputed and impar●ed Such desires after Righteousness that flow from external considerations are of no worth weight or continuance but those desires after Righteousness that flow from Spiritual considerations are full of spirit life and glory they are such that Psal 145. 19. God will not onely observe but accept not onely record but reward Thirdly Real hungerings and thirstings after Christ and his Righteousness c. will put the soul upon lively endeavors If they are true born desires they will not make the soul idle but active not negligent but diligent in the use of all holy means whereby the soul may enjoy Christ and his Righteousness Isa 26. 9. With my soul have I desired thee in the night yea with my spirit within me wil I se●k thee early Real desires will make men earnest and early in seeking to obtain the thing desired as the Hebrew word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 imports A thirsty man will not onely long for drink but labor for it the which signifies to seek in the morning when it is but dim and dusky scarce twilight for of duskiness it hath its name and it notes both an earnest and an early seeking condemned man will not onely desire his pardon but he will write and intreat and weep and set this friend and that to solicite for him the covetous man doth not onely wish for wealth but will rise early and go to bed late he will turn every stone and make attempts upon all hopeful opportunities whereby he may fill his bags and fill his Barns Even so all holy desires will put souls upon the use of the means whereby the mercy desired may be gained And thus to run is to attain thus to will is to work thus to desire is to do the will of our Father who accepts of pence for pounds of mites for millions The Persian Monarch was not so famous for accepting a little water from the hand of a loving Subject as our God is for accepting of a handful of Meal Levit 2. 2. Ex●d 35 6 2 Cor. 8 12. for a Sacrifice and a gripe of Goats-hair for an oblation for accepting of that little we have and for accounting our little much Noahs Sacrifice could not be great and yet it was greatly accepted and highly accounted off by God Such is Gods condiscending love to weak worms that he looks more at their will then at their work he mindes more what they would do then what they do do he always prefer the willing minde before the worthiest work and where desires and endeavors are sincere there God judges such to be as good as they desire and endeavor to be Fourthly Spiritual hungerings and thirstings are onely satisfied with Spiritual things John 14. 8. Shew us the Father and it suffic●th us All the things in the world cannot suffice us but a sight of the Father that will satisfie us Psal 63. 5 6. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips When I remember thee upon my bed and Christus est mihi pro omnibus Saith one meditate on thee in the night watches Psal 65. 4. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house even of thy holy Temple It is onely God and the precious things of his house that can satifie a thirsty soul It was a sweet sayof one As what I have if offered to thee pleaseth thee not O Lord without my self so the good things we have from thee though they may refresh us yet they cannot satisfie us without thy self The Rattle without the Brest will not satisfie the Childe the House without the Husband will not satisfie the Wife the Cabinet without the Jewel will not satisfie the Virgin nor the World without Christ will not satisfie the Soul Luther in a time of wants Valde protestatus sum me nolle fic satiari ab eo Luth. receiving unexpectedly a good sum of money from the Elector of Germany at which being some-what amazed he turned himself to God and protested That God should not put him off with such poor low things The hungry soul will not be put off with any Bread but with the Bread of Life The thirsty soul will not be put off with any Water but with the Well-springs of Life As the King of Sodom said once Gen 14. 21. Take you the goods give me the persons so sayes the hungry soul take you the goods take you honors and riches and the favor of Creatures take you the Corn the Oyl and the Wine give me Christ give me the light of his countenance give me the joy of his Spirit c. O the answering of Spiritual breathings is very sweet to the soul Prov. 13. 19. The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul Returns from Heaven makes a paradise in the soul I have read of Darius that when he fled from his enemy and being in great thirst he met with a dirty puddle of water with Carrion lying in it and he sucked in and drunk very heartily of it and professed That it was the sweetest draught that ever he drunk in his life Ah how sweet then are those Waters of Life that be at Gods right hand how sweet are the droppings of Gods Hony-comb upon the hungry soul Water out of the Rock and Manna in the Wilderness was not so sweet to the hungry thirsty Israelites as Spiritual answers and Spiritual returns are to those that hunger and thirst after Spiritual things The sixth Means to obtain a wel-grounded Means 6. Many may be much in and for Church-Ordinances whose hearts are very carnal and whose liv●s are very vain Ezek 24 21 22. You have seven expressions of carnal hearts prizing Church priviledges So Jer 7. 4. Ezek. 33. 30 31 32 33. Isa 1. 11 12 13 14. 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