The fort-royal of the Scriptures, or, The vade-mecum concordance presenting unto the world an hundred heads of Scripture, most of them common-placed for publique use : wherein all (especially the weaker sort of Christians) may suddenly command most of all the rarities in the book of God / by an admirer of the word.

C. HEAVEN.

Generals.

BY the breath of Gods mouth, the heavens were made, Ps. 33.6.

It cannot be measu∣red, Jer. 31.37.

We must endure af∣flictions till hee looke down from heaven up∣on us, Lam. 3.50.

When God will af∣flict us, our persecutors shall be swifter then the Eagles of Heaven, Lam. 4.19.

It is a Kingdome prepared for us, before the foundation of the world, Mat. 24.34.

It is easier for a ca∣mell to go through a needles eye, then for a rich man to enter there∣in, Luk. 18.35.

His will is done in heaven, Mat. 6.9.

Unlesse we be con∣verted

and become as little children we can by no meanes enter therein, Mat. 18.3.

Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot en∣ter therein, John 3.5.

The Little ones An∣gels behold our Fathers face which is in heaven, Mat. 18.10.

It shal be given them for whom it is prepared of the Father, Matth. 20.23.

Earthly minded men cannot conceive of hea∣venly things, Joh. 3.12.

A man can receive nothing unlesse it bee given him from heaven, Iohn 3.27,

Titles thereof.

The high and lofty place of eternity, Isa. 57.15.

An inheritance immor∣tall undefiled, 1 Pet. 1.4

The Kingdome of heaven, Mat. 7.21.

The heavenly Jeru∣salem, Heb. 12.32.

The city of the living God, Heb. 12.22.

Abrahams bosome, Luke 16.22.

Our fathers house, Joh. 14.1.

Many Mansions, Joh. 14.1.

A building given of God, 2 Cor. 5.1.

A house not made with hands. 1 Cor. 1.5.

The Kingdome of God, Mat. 6.33.

Our house which is from heaven, 2 Cor. 5.2

Jerusalem which is above, the mother of us all, Gal. 4.26.

Very heaven, Heb. 9, 24

The holy place, Heb. 10.9.

A heavenly Country Heb. 11.16.

The Celestiall Jeru∣salem, Heb. 12.32.

The New Jerusalem Rev. 3.12.

Gods throne, Mat. 5.34.

The place of Gods habitation, Ps. 33.14.

Tryals.

The Heavens were opened unto Ezekiel to see the Visions of God, Ezek. 1.1.

Stephen saw the hea∣vens opened, and the sonne of man standing on the right hand of God, Act. 7.56.

Paul was wrapt up into the third heaven, seeing visions not law∣full to utter, 2 Cor 12.4

Unlesse our righte∣ousnesse exceed the righteousnesse of the Scribes and P••arisees, we shal in no wayes en∣ter into it, Mat. 5.20.

We must not sweare thereby, because it is Gods throne, Mat. 5 34

Who humble them∣selves as little children are greatest therein, Mat. 18.4.

Our greatest joy should be, that our names are written there∣in Luk. 10.20.

The unrighteous shall not inherit it, 1 Cor. 6.7

Some have made themselves chaste for the kingdome of hea∣ven, Mat. 19.12.

A voice from thence witnessed for Christ, Mat. 3.17.

Puplicans and Har∣lots may enter therein, before hypocrites, Mat. 31.21.

All power is given to Christ in heaven and in earth, Mat. 28.18.

It is within us. Luk. 17.22.

Selling and losing all for Christ, we have Treasure in Heaven, Luke 17.22.

Those who leave and and sell all for it, shal have much more in his world, and life

everlasting Luke 18.30

Our voice in pray∣er should be lifted up thither, Iohn 17 1.

When we have finished our work upon earth given us, we may boldly beg for it, Iohn 17.4.

The holy Ghost came downe rushing from thence on the Apostles, like the rushing of a mighty winde, Act. 2.2.

It must containe Christ untill all things fore prophecied be ful∣filled, Act. 3 2.

Under heaven, no o∣ther name to get thi∣ther but by the name of Christ, Act. 4.14.

Christ shall come from thence, as he was seen ascend thither, Act. 1.11.

Estate & condition thereof,

There they neither marry, nor are married but are as the Angels in heaven, Mar, 12.25.

It is an inheritance, immortall, undefiled 1 Pet. 1.4.

There neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, nor theeves dig through to steal, Mat 6.14.

There all teares are wiped from our eyes,

There shall be no more death,

Neither sorrow nor crying, nor any more pain. Rev. 21.4.

The glory of God lightens it,

The Lamb is the light thereof, Rev. 21.23,

There shalbe no night Rev. 21 25.

No sun, nor any need of the moon, Rev. 21.25.

There shal enter no unclean thing that de∣fileth, &c. save those who are writen in the Lambs book, Rev. 21.27.

There shall be no more curse, Rev. 22.3.

There we shal see his face,

His name shal be in our foreheads, Rev. 22.4.

In his presence there is the fulnesse of joy,

At his right hand pleasures for evermore, Ps. 16.11.

There we shall be abundantly filled with the fatnes of his house,

There we shal drink out of the rivers of his pleasures, Ps. 36.8.

With him there is the fountain of life,

In his light we shall see light, Psal. 36.9.

There we shal know even as we are known, and see face to face, 1 Cor. 13.12.

There we shal be like him,

There we shall see him as he is, 1 Iohn 3.2.

There we shall bee lled with all the ful∣nesse of God, Ephes. 3.19,