“Though heaven be given us freely, yet we must contend for it”

— Thomas Watson

The Christian Soldier; or Heaven Taken by Storm http://www.fivesolas.com/watson/soldie_i.htm (1669).
Context: Though heaven be given us freely, yet we must contend for it, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might" (Eccl. 9:10)

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English nonconformist preacher and author 1616–1686

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