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A02880	Heauens ioy, or, Heauen begun vpon earth Wherein there is discouered more plainely than euer formerly. The happy and surpassing glorious estate of a iustified person, or a saint on earth. Also that greater happinesse at the day of iudgement. And a small tast of that greatest and most glorious estate prepared for vs in the highest heauens. Also the writer will bee ready to defend what is here written against all opposers whatsoeuer.	Traske, John, d. ca. 1638, attributed name.	1616 (1616)	STC 13019; ESTC S118657	50,366	168

Gods right hand to enioy his presence and in his presence perfect Ioy. It is a great priuiledge to stand before an earthly Prince and to solace our selues familiarly with the Kings of this world Oh what then wil the estate be to such as shall stand before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords nay which is more shall be feasted by him yea and he himselfe shall gird himselfe and serue thee d Luc. 12.37 Oh happie are the people that bee in such a case yea blessed are the people whose God is the Lord Iehouah Could the Queene of Sheba say to Salomon happy are thy men and happy are these thy seruants which stand before thee continually and heare thy wisedome e 2. Chron. 9.7 What shall we say that doe not onely heare a report of such a glorious King and such happy seruants nay more such a louing Father and such blessed children but we know it to be trueth yea the one halfe of it nay the least iot of it not one part of many 100000. can possibly be discouered Is it a small thing said Dauid to be a kings son in law is it a smalthing may it be truly said to be as the Angels in Heauen to receiue that infinite reward to shine as the Sunne in Gods Kingdome eternally were Salomons seruants happy that heard his Wisedome and sawe his Glory and shall not those be happy that shal behold the glory and maiestie of Christ and that eternally yea enioy themselues an exceeding waight of Glory when they shall bee fashioned like vnto Christ Iesus himselfe and beare his image hauing Spirituall powerfull Glorious Incorruptible and Heauenly Bodies crowned as Kings and possessing a perpetuall Kingdome prepared from eternitie for them to inherite yea me thinkes I clearely see as great a difference betweene the best estate of the most happy man vpon earth and this estate in Heauen reserued for the Saints as there is between Similitude a man alone in the middest of a mightie storme beaten vpon with tempestuous winds in a very darke night farre from any succour terrified with terrible thunderings and scorching flashes of fearefull lightnings yea compassed round with Diuels And another man in the middest of a strong Citie in a faire house with great lighes in a bright day well attended on by comely waiters in the company of his beloued friends at a royall table well furnished with all sortes of dainties hauing a most melodious Harmony of the best Musicke being in perfect health of body and of a sound minde Here is great difference betweene these two conditions yet is the estate of men on earth and the Saints in heauen farre more different yea the estate of Gods own deare ones is so different here and hereafter that when they haue gotten all the priuiledges before mentioned Similitude yet they differ farre more then a child in his mothers wombe yet vnborne and a man in his perfect age and full strength yet great is the difference betweene these if we consider the weakenesse of the one the strength of the other the ignorance of the one and the knowledge of the other the darkenesse with which the one is compassed and enclosed and the light with which the other is comforted the solitarinesse of the one and the multitudes of companies the other enioyeth Oh blessed estate happy life glorious condition for which we waite It is no wonder then that the Saints groane for it and wonderfully desire it f 2. Cor. 5.1.2 Rom. 8.23 Yea hereby we see that all the hardnesse they endure the tribulation they goe through the afflictions and persecutions and fiery trials they passe the shame and torment they suffer all the distresses necessities stripes imprisonments tumults labours watchings fastings may be termed iustly light and momentany in comparison of this exceeding and eternall waight of Glory which Gods children shall obtaine To conclude let vs with all sobrietie praise God that such an estate is prepared for vs and not prie too farre what estate it is or shall bee For secrete things belong to the Lord our God but those things which are reueiled to vs and to our children for euer a Deut. 29.29 Now followeth to bee shewed where these Pleasures and this fulnesse of Ioy with al that hath beene mentioned and more then can possibly bee expressed where or in what place this shall bee enioyed This is very euident by the Scriptures that it shall bee aboue the Heauens which our eyes doe behold and not vpon Earth as some doe dreame and that it shall be aboue let vs consider these Scriptures which as so many witnesses doe all testifie this Trueth That whereas our Lord saide to his Disciples I goe to prepare a place for you and if I goe to prepare a place for you I will come againe and receiue you to my selfe that where I am there ye may be also b 1. Iob. 14.3 Also this is witnessed by our Lords glorious Ascension where it is written After the Lord hadde spoken vnto them hee was receiued vp into Heauen and sate at the right hand of God c Mar 16.19 Also it came to passe while he blessed them hee was parted from them and carried vp into Heauen d Luc 24.51 Adde to this That when many were gathered togither while they beheld he was taken vp and a cloude receiued him out of their sight e Act 1.9 Also it is written That the heauens must receiue Christ vntil the time of restitution of all things which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his Prophets since the world began f Act. 3.20.21 Also Stephens glorious vision when being ful of the holy Ghost he looked vp into heauen and saw the glory of God and Iesus standing at the right hand of God And he said behold I see the heauens opened and the sonne of man standing at the right hand of God g Act. 7.55.56 By these Scriptures and many more it is euident that our Lord ascended vp from earth to heauen And hee hath said that where he is wee shall also bee as it appeareth where it is written that he saith Father I will that they also whō thou hast giuen me be with me where I am that they may behold my Glory which thou hast giuen me h Io. 17.24 Also The dead in Christ shall arise first then wee also which are aliue and remaine shall be caught vp togither with them into the clowds to meet the Lord in the Aire so we shal be euer with the Lord. i 1. Thess 4.17 Also our Lord said vnto the thiefe on the Crosse To day thou shalt be with me in Paradise k Lu 23.43 This Paradise Paule speaketh of tearmeth it also the Third Heauen or place of Blessednes as it is writtē where he saith I know a man in Christ about fourteen yeares ago whether in the Body I cannot tell or whether out of the

shall dwell on high his place of defence shall bee the Munitions of Rockes o Is 33.15.16 Thus by these it appeareth plainly that the children of God are so safe and firme and their estate is so stable and vnmoueable as that they cannot fall no not so much as be shaken for they are built vpon the Rocke Christ euen the Foundation of the Prophets and Apostles And the gates of hell shall neuer preuaile against it So that our condition is not fickle subiect to change or vncertaintie but we are confident that hee that hath begunne a good worke wil finish it p Phil. 1.6 Wheresoeuer hee beginnes it to the day of the Lord Iesus Christ And our Lord saith My sheepe heare my voyce and I know them and they followe mee And I giue vnto them eternall life and they shall neuer perish neither shall any man plucke them out of my hand My Father which gaue them me is greater then all and no man is able to plucke them out of my Fathers hands I and my Father are one q Io. 11.27.28.29.30 But some obiect that men may tast the heauenly gift Ob. be pertakers of the holy Ghost taste the good word of God and the powers of the world to come yea bee so enlightened that they receiue the knowledge of the Trueth and bee sanctified by the blood of the Couenant and yet after all this fall away and become aduersaries a Heb. 6.4.5.6 Heb. 10.26.26.28.29 Yea turne from the holy Commaundement b 2. Pet. 2.20.21 I answere these are saide to receiue the knowledge of the trueth and afterwards to fall away and to turne from the holy Commaundements are such as are lifted vp with Capernaū with a seeming blessednesse c Mat. 11 2● They onely thinke they stand d 1. Cor. 10.12 the vncleane spirit is cast out but they remaine emptie swept and garnished e Mat. 12.43.44.45 they haue escaped some corruptions in the world and cast vp their vomit like the dogge but with a purpose to resume it againe f 2. Pet. 2.22 And so their sanctification by the blood of the Couenant is onely seeming sanctification They haue no such thing as it is euident where it is written Whosoeuer hath to him shall be giuen and from him that hath not shall be taken away euen that which he seemeth to haue g Luke 8.18 Mat. 13.12 the 25.29 So that it is euident that whatsoeuer in this kind may bee had and lost was neuer truely hadde but onely in seeming Thus we haue now seene the excellent estate of Gods children vpon earth after Iustification by these inward and outward benefits which haue bene named This passing Peace and glorious Ioy this feruent Loue and stedfast Hope this vndanted Boldnesse and freedome from reigning sinne this deepe and vnsearchable Wisedome this happy fellowship with the Saints in light this powerfull host of Angels this perfect League with all the Creatures this Abundance of all good things for them and their children this certain Assurance of al such blessednes for euer Adde to these those gratious promises which are also enioyed euen on earth and more clearely seene in the life to come That such shall eate of the tree of life which is in the middest of the Paradise of God They shall not be hurt of the second death They shall eat of the hidden Manna and shall receiue a white Stone and in the stone a new name written which no man knoweth sauing he that receiueth it They shall haue power ouer the nations And shal rule them with a Rod of Iron as the vessels of a Potter shall they be broken to shiuers Euen as Christ receiued of his Father they shall receiue the morning starre They shall bee clothed in white raiment their names shall not be blotted out of the booke of life but shall be confessed by their Lord before his Father and before his Angels They shall bee Pillers in the temple of God and shall go no more out They shal haue the name of God written vpon them and the name of the Cittie of God new Ierusalem which commeth downe out of heauen from God euen Christs new name Yea such as ouercome shall sit with Christ in his Throne h Reuel 2 7.11.17.26.27.28 Reuel 3.5.12.21 And all these are yet but small tastes and very little beginnings of that infinite blessednesse which is prepared for the Saints hereafter Yea albeit if these duely weighed they be exceeding great yet by comparison as earst before so say I now againe They are but as a very small drop of a whole riuer a handfull of sand that is on the sea shore the dust of the ballance or a small point of the compasse of Heauen if wee respect that inconceiuable glorious condition that abideth for them in Heauen This may appeare somthing plainly vnto vs if wee take a view of the Scriptures which doe concerne that Estate which are these In Gods presence there is fulnesse of Ioy and at his right hand pleasures for euermore i ps 11.11 Euerlasting life k Ma. 19.29 They shall be as the Angels in heauen l Mat. 22.38 They shall haue a great reward in heauen m Mat. 5.12 They shall shine foorth as the Sunne in the kingdome of their Father n Mat. 13.43 They shall behold Christs glory o Io. 1.24 They shall haue eternall life p Rom. 2.7 An exceeding q 2. Cor. 4.17 and eternall waight of glory q 2. Cor. 4 17. Their vile bodies shall be fashioned like vnto his glorious bodie r Phil. 3.21 1. Thes 4.17 They shall bee euer with the Lord s 1. Cor. 9.27 They shall haue an incorruptible Crownes A Crowne of Righteousnesse t 2. Tim. 4.8 An inheritance incorruptible and vndefiled that fadeth not away is reserued in heauen for them v 1. pet 1.4 They shall haue the Crowne of life u Iam. 1.12 When he shall appeare they shall be like him for they shall see him as he is w 1. Io. 3.2 They shall haue heauenly bodies yea incorruptible glorious powerfull and spirituall for they shall beare the Image of the Lord of heauen y Adde to all this that they shall inherite the kingdome prepared for them from the foundation of the worlda And is not this wonderfull blessednesse which is reserued to be reueiled in the last times b What should be more said to expresse it and wee are plainely taught that it doeth not yet appeare what wee shall bee c 1. Io. 3.2 Yet by these Scriptures we may take a view a farre off and see as in a glasse darkely the infinit glory and most happie condition which shall then bee enioyed by these we may know in part the excellency of our condition then how vile and base soeuer it is esteemed in this Life As to liue euerlastingly in such a Paradise of Pleasures to be at

at his right hand are for euermore a psal 16.11 Also the Righteous is an euerlasting Foundation b pro. 10.25 And our Lord himselfe saith that such as followe him in the Regeneration and euery one that forsaketh ought for his Names sake shall receyue in this present an hundred folde more with persecutions and shall inherite Euerlasting life c Mat 19.29 Also hee saith againe That at the last day b Luc 18.30 the Righteous shall goe away into eternall life d Matt. 25.46 Also whosoeuer belieueth in Christ shall haue euerlasting life e Io 3.15.16.36 Also the Apostle telles vs That our light afflictions which are but for a moment work for vs a farre more exceeding eternal wait of Glorie f 2. Cor. 4.17.18 Also the same Apo saith We shal be euer with the Lord. g 1. Thess 4.17 Therfore it is termed an incoorruptible crowne h 1 Cor. 9.25 And an Inheritāce that fadeth not i 1 Pet. 1.4 Also a Crowne of Life k Iam. 1.12 By all these and many more it appeareth euidently that the Blessed and most happie condition of the Saints is eternall or euerlasting Incorruptible it neuer fadeth but abideth for euermore Yea it may bee saide of this for the vnspeakeable comfort of all the Godly the poore hated despised scorned reproched and persecuted members of Christ Iesus that their momenta●y or light afflictions shall be recompenced with long and exceeding lardge continuance of happinesse in the Heauens yea their happinesse and Comfort there shall haue no end But when so many thousand yeeres are passed and gone away as there are Starres in the Firmament droppes of water in the Sea sands on the Sea shore grasses on the earth Leaues in Sommer ha●●es on the Bodies of liuing Creatures yea when an hundred thousand times so many shall bee passed away and gone ouer yet the ende of the wonderfull Ioyes and the Pleasures which the Righteous shall possesse is as farre as it was at the beginning Is it euen so that there is a Heauen that is of old prepared for the godly and is it so lasting and perpetuall is the blessednesse so exceeding great shall this excellent and most glorious estate be enioyed for euermore Then may Gods adopted sonnes and his deare children yea euery redeemed one may thus solace and comfort himselfe Happy day blessed houre yea thrice happie time that euer I was borne blessed bee the God that created mee the parents that brought me vp the earth that hath borne me the other creatures with which I haue beene nourished to this ende But a thousand times more blessed those times that mine eyes were opened mine heart turned and my sinnes pardoned What thankes shall I returne to the Lord for such mercy such vnspeakeable louing kindnesse Alasse in what case are my poore brethren and sisters which were created in the same Image but either liue in such Countries where they vtterly are depriued of all such meanes of Saluation as I haue had or else liuing in this land where it is doe vtterly neglect or wilfully reiect it oh that they did but knowe what Peace I feele what rest I haue obtained wheras they cannot deny but they are tossed vp and down as a shippe with waues in a terrible storme yea they knowe not where to rest them so that they are at their wits ende not knowing what to doe or which way to turne them Oh that they would hearken and heare that they might take the same course which I haue taken to obtaine this sweete Peace and blessed Rest Neither haue I onely such Rest and Peace but also my Ioy is vnspeakeable and glorious I haue formerly walked in seeming good wayes and haue kindled fires and compassed my selfe with sparkes but euen in laughing my heart was sorrowfull and the ende of that mirth was heauinesse But since I haue receiued the assurance of the Loue of God in Christ I haue beene so comforted for the most part that I haue beene constrained to breake foorth into singing yea the high prayses of God haue bin in my Mouth and I haue sung a loud vpon my bed yea night and day I haue had Melody in my Heart and albeit this hath sometimes beene lesse then at other times yet when I haue searcht my selfe duely and found out the cause and haue sought it againe diligently by fasting watching and prayer it hath returned with great aduantage And besides this I am so rauisht with the Loue of Christ that I can truely say my soule loueth him yea I account all things doung yea filthy and loathsome I desire so much to bee with him which is best of all yea many times I doe groane earnestly in this Tabernacle willing to bee absent from it and to bee present with the Lord Oh how easie is his yoke vnto mee now and how light his burden his Commandements are no longer grieuous but they are become the Ioy and reioycing of my heart whereas sometimes I was obstinate and rebellious and onely what I did was compelled by the terrors of God which made mee affraide and when I was reprooued for swearing lying breaking of the Saboth neglecting vtterly the worshippe of God and such like it makes me to blush in secret when I doe but thinke of my folly and ignorance with these I also am stayed to depend vpon God in all trialles and to waite for an issue yea I can beare any thing through the sweete Hope and blessed expectation of a good ende which the Lord will make yea I am not ashamed of the Gospell of Christ because I can waite for the Saluation that it bringeth Besides these I haue such wonderfull Boldnesse as cannot bee expressed with Pen whereas before the shaking of a leafe would put me in feare and great men would affright me with their high wordes But now I feare them not for I knowe they shall die and fade as grasse neither can the greatest oppressor touch one haire of my head for hurt As for death it is swallowed vp in victory by my Lord Iesus Christ And whereas formerly I was ledde violently to the committing of sinne and lust did raigne in me yea sinne had dominion ouer mee and I like a base Captiue bound hand and foote not able to resist did yeelde the seruice of my members to sin yea had not God in his aboundant mercy holden mee I had broken foorth into all foule sinnes But here behold the wonderfull mercy of God! and vnspeakeable louing kindnesse I haue gotten the victory through our Lord Iesus Christ Yea I can with comfort say O Death where is thy sting Yea I liue no more but Christ Iesus liueth in mee The strong man is cast out and the stronger hath taken possession neuer to be dispossessed I am now his Freeman he hath resisted the Diuell crucified the flesh and ouercome the world for me Yea olde things are passed away and all things are become newe