Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	moth_n	thief_n	treasure_n	2,143	5	9.3630	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31080	Practical discourses upon the consideration of our latter end, and the danger and mischief of delaying repentance by Isaac Barrow ...	Barrow, Isaac, 1630-1677.	1694 (1694)	Wing B951; ESTC R17257	64,090	182

upon Earth that all our care and pain here do regard onely an uncertain and transitory state and will therefore suddenly as to all fruit and benefit be lost unto us this will suggest unto us with the good Patriarchs 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to long after a better Countrey a more assured and lasting state of life where we may enjoy some certain and durable repose to tend homeward in our desires and hopes toward those eternal Mansions of joy and rest prepared for God's faithfull Servants in Heaven Thus will this consideration help toward the bringing us to inquire after and regard the things concerning our future state and in the result will engage us to compare them with these present things as to our concernment in them and the consequence of them to our advantage or damage whence a right judgment and a congruous practice will naturally follow There be four ways of comparing the things relating to this present life with those which respect our future state Comparing the goods of this with the goods of that the evils of this with the evils of that the goods of this with the evils of that the evils of this with the goods of that All these comparisons we may find often made in Scripture in order to the informing our judgment about the respective value of both sorts the present consideration intervening as a standard to measure and try them by First then comparing the present goods with those which concern our future state since the transitoriness and uncertainty of temporal goods detract from their worth and render them in great degree contemptible but the durability and certainty of spiritual goods doth encrease their rate and make them exceedingly valuable 't is evident hence that spiritual goods are infinitely to be preferred in our opinion to be more willingly embraced to be more zealously pursued than temporal goods that in case of competition when both cannot be enjoyed we are in reason obliged readily to part with all these rather than to forfeit our title unto or hazard our hope of those Thus in the Scripture it is often discoursed The world saith St. John passeth away and the desire thereof but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever The World and all that is desirable therein is transient but obedience to God's commandments is of an everlasting consequence whence he infers that we should not love the world that is not entertain such an affection thereto as may any way prejudice the love of God or hinder the obedience springing thence or suitable thereto All flesh is grass saith St. Peter and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass the grass withereth and the flower thereof falleth away but the word of the Lord endureth for ever All worldly glory is frail and fading but the Word of God is eternally firm and permanent that is the good things by God promised to them who faithfully serve him shall infallibly be conferred on them to their everlasting benefit whence it follows that as he exhorts we are bound to gird up the loins of our mind to be sober and hope to the end to proceed and persist constantly in faithfull obedience to God Charge those saith St. Paul who are rich in this world that they be not high-minded nor trust in uncertain riches but in the living God that they do good be rich in good works ready to distribute willing to communicate treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future that they may attain everlasting life Since argues he present riches are of uncertain and short continuance but faith and obedience to God exercised in our charity and mercy toward men are a certain stock improveable to our eternal interest therefore be not proud of nor relie upon those but regard especially and employ our selves upon these Our Saviour himself doth often insist upon and inculcate this comparison Treasure not unto your selves treasures upon earth where moth and rust do corrupt and where thieves break through and steal but treasure up to your selves treasures in heaven where moth and rust do not corrupt and where thieves do not break through and steal Do not take care for your soul what ye shall eat and what ye shall drink nor for your body what ye shall put on but seek first the kingdom of God Labour not for the food that perisheth but for the food that abideth to eternal life sell your substance and give alms provide your selves bags that wax not old an indefectible treasure in the heavens Thus doth the holy Scripture setting forth the uncertainty and transitoriness of the present the certainty and permanency of future goods declare the excellency of these above those advising thereupon with highest reason that we willingly reject those in real effect if need be however always in ready disposition of mind in order to the procuring or securing of these It also for our example and encouragement commends to us the wisedom and vertue of those Persons who have effectually practised this duty of Abraham our Father who in expectation of that well-founded City made and built by God did readily desert his Countrey and Kindred with all present accommodations of life of Moses who disregarded the splendors and delights of a great Court rejected the alliance of a great Princess and refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter in respect to the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that future distribution of reward a share wherein shall assuredly fall to them who above all other considerations regard the performance of their duty to God of the Apostles who forsook all Parents Brethren Lands Houses Trades receits of Custome to follow Christ him at present poor and naked of all secular honour power wealth and delight in hope onely to receive from him divine benefits and future preserments in his Kingdom of Mary who neglecting present affairs and seating her self at Jesus his feet attending to his discipline is commended for her wisedom in minding the onely necessary thing in chusing the better part which could never be taken from her of St. Paul who accompted all his gains all his worldly interests and priviledges to be damage to be dung in respect to Christ and the excellent knowledge of him with the benefits thence accruing to him On the contrary there we have Esau condemned and stigmatized for a profane and a vain person who 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for one little eating-bout one meis of Pottage for a little present satisfaction of sense or for the sustenance of this srail life did withgo his birthright that embleme of spiritual blessings and priviledges We have again represented to us that unhappy young Gentleman who though he had good qualities rendring him amiable even to our Saviour and had been trained up in the observance of God's Commandments yet not being content to part with his large Possessions in lieu of