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A cloud of faithful witnesses, leading to the heavenly Canaan, or, A commentary upon…A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon…
A cloud of faithful witnesses, leading to the heavenly Canaan, or, A commentary upon the 11 chapter to the Hebrews preached in Cambridge by that godly, and judicious divine, M. William Perkins ; long expected and desired, and therefore published at the request of his executors, by Will. Crashawe and Tho. Pierson, preachers of Gods Word, who heard him preach it, and wrote it from his mouth.A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon the 11 chapter to the Hebrewes preached in Cambridge by that godly, and iudicious divine, M. William Perkins ; long expected and desired, and therefore published at the request of his executours, by Will. Crashawe and Tho. Pierson, preachers of Gods Word, who heard him preach it, and wrote it from his mouth.
London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for Leo. Greene, 1607London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for Leo. Greene, 1607
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Thirdly, we have the word of God daily preached and taught unto us: but how many be there that make conscience of obeying the same in their lives and callings? Men do come and hear, and should learn: but when they come home, they do s•at contrary to that which is taught. Now there can be no greater unthankfulness nor unkindness towards Gods then this, that men should hear and not obey; 1for disobedience is as the sin of witchcraft: nay, the Lord himself saith, that he that maketh no conscience of obedience in his life, is in his actions of Gods worship, no more acceptable unto God, then a murderer is when he kills a man.
Thirdly, we haue the word of God daily preached and taught vnto vs: but how many be there that make conscience of obeying the same in their liues and callings? Men doe come and heare, and should learne: but when they come home, they doe s•at contrary to that which is taught. Now there can be no greater vnthankfulnesse nor vnkindnesse towards Gods then this, that men should heare and not obey; 1for disobedience is as the sinne of witchcraft: nay, the Lord himselfe saith, that he that maketh no conscience of obedience in his life, is in his actions of Gods worship, no more acceptable vnto God, then a murtherer is when he kills a man.
Wherefore, seeing obedience is so rare to be found among us, and disobedience aboundeth every where, it is a plain argument, that we take not the promises of God kindly nor thankfully at his hands: for if we did, we would at least endeavour our selves, to do what God commands