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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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But if riches be taken in the second sense, for abundance, above that which is competent and sufficient; then it is not lawful for a man to seek to be rich: for proof hereof, we have the plain testimony of the word of God; Paul saith, 1. Tim. 6.8, 9. When we have food and raiment, we must therewith be contented: for they that will be rich, fall into tentation▪ and snares, and into many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction. Where, the Apostle doth not simply condemn a rich estate, but rather the desire to be rich, that is, a desire to have more than is necessary for the maintaining of a mans estate. Yet this is the common sin of the world, men are so covetous that they will not be contented with that which is enough, but still toil and moil for more; till they have gotten so much under their hands, as would honestly and sufficiently maintain ten men of their estate and calling. But all such are condemned, by the testimony of the holy Ghost, in the place afore named.
But if riches bee taken in the second sense, for aboundance, aboue that which is competent and sufficient; then it is not lawfull for a man to seeke to bee rich: for proofe hereof, we haue the plaine testimony of the word of God; Paul saith, 1. Tim. 6.8, 9. When we haue food and raiment, wee must therewith be contented: for they that will bee rich, fall into tentation▪ and snares, and into many foolish and noysome lusts, which drowne men in perdition and destruction. Where, the Apostle dooth not simply condemne a rich estate, but rather the desire to be rich, that is, a desire to haue more than is necessarie for the maintaining of a mans estate. Yet this is the common sinne of the world, men are so couetous that they wil not be contented with that which is enough, but still toyle and moyle for more; till they haue gotten so much vnder their hands, as would honestly and sufficiently maintaine ten men of their estate and calling. But all such are condemned, by the testimony of the holy Ghost, in the place afore named.