A09376:1074
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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Secondly, we must cast off all things in this world, that may any whit hinder us in our journey to the kingdom of heaven; like unto good travellers, who will carry nothing with them in the way, but that which may further them to their journeys end; and if any thing hinder them in the way, they will cast it from them, and rather lose it then be hindered from their home. But what is that which is burdensome unto us in this our journey to heaven? This S. Paul showeth, when he saith, 2. Tim. 3.6, that certain simple women are laden with sin. Behold, sin is that that ladeth v•: and the Author to the Hebrews, calleth sin ⟨p. 288⟩the thing that hangeth on so fast, and presseth us down: (Heb. 1• ▪ 1•)▪ Therefore▪ if we will be good travellers, and pilgrims towards the kingdom of heaven; we must take heed of all sin; for that will hold us down, that we cannot go one step forward, but will draw us backward unto hell: for, the way is strait that leadeth unto life, and the gate narrow, and few there be that can enter into it: Math. 7.13. He that would come hither, must come with an humble, and pure heart: for the gate will not suffer any that is laden with sin, to enter therein. The proud man, whose heart is puffed up with pride: and the covetous man, whose heart is enlarged with desire of gain: the ambitious man, who i• with child with worldly pomp & state: and the luxurious and voluptuous man, who fats himself with earthly and carnal pleasures: all these are grown too big to enter into this strait gate; But the meek in spirit, who lead an humble and innocent life, these shall tread this path though it be narrow, and enter in at this door, though it be strait. And therefore, we must cast off every sin by the practice of true repentance; and so make our selves fit pilgrims for the way to heaven.