We Come to Heaven.^156 This was Ambrose’s only work that was designated by
specific editions and the second revised edition was released in 1652 followed by the
third revision in 1657. Two major changes from the first to the second editions
involved the addition of another spiritual practice that Ambrose called “the saints’
suffering” and replacing assorted retreat experiences from numerous years with a
series of entries from a single year. There were additional minor variations between
the second and third editions. Further, Prima, Media, & Ultima were issued in a
single volume in 1650, 1654, and 1659. Looking Unto Jesus and Redeeming the Time
were both published in 1658. Looking Unto Jesus, Ambrose’s largest and most
popular work was sub-titled, A View of the Everlasting Gospel, or, the Souls Eying or
Jesus, as Carrying on the Great Work of Mans Salvation from First to Last.^157
Redeeming the Time was the funeral sermon for Lady Margaret Houghton, Ambrose’s
primary patron while in Preston. Looking Unto Jesus was later combined without any
alteration of the text with War with Devils and Ministration of, and Communion with
Angels as The Three Great Ordinances of Jesus Christ in 1662.^158 War with Devils,
Ambrose’s work on spiritual battle, traces both Satan’s assaults and the duties a
Christian should employ to resist these attacks and Ministration of, and Communion
with Angels explores the ways in which a Christian can receive the guidance of angels
through out the various stages of a person’s life. The first edition of The Compleat
Works of Isaac Ambrose was published in 1674, ten years after his death. The
specific references through out this thesis will vary depending upon the particular
need or theme to illustrate. However, since the standard edition of Looking Unto
Jesus is 1658 and Redeeming the Time, War with Devils and Communion with Angels
(^156) Ambrose, Media (^) (1650), t.p. (^)
(^157) Ambrose, Looking Unto Jesus, t.p.
(^158) Ambrose, Three Great Ordinances of Jesus Christ, t.p. There were no subtitles for
any of these books in this edition.