A09376:1101
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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Here observe two points: First, that they are not mindful of (or, as the word imports) they remember not the country from whence they came: but when God gave them commandment to depart thence, and not to return to Mesopotamia again; after this commandment given, they came forth, and did forget their own country.
Here obserue two points: First, that they are not mindefull of (or, as the word imports) they remember not the countrey from whence they came: but when God gaue them commandement to depart thence, and not to returne to Mesopotamia againe; after this commandement giuen, they came forth, and did forget their owne countrey.
Whence we learn, that howsoever usually, Forgetfulness be a vice; yet some kind of forgetfulness, is a notable virtue: namely, to forget the things that displease God, and which he would not have us to think upon. Psal. 45.9. The Church is commanded to forget her own people, and her fathers house: That is, her own will and desires; she must never think thereof (nor of any other thing whereby God is displeased) unless it be with dislike.
Whence we learne, that howsoeuer vsually, Forgetfulnesse be a vice; yet some kinde of forgetfulnesse, is a notable vertue: namely, to forget the things that displease God, and which hee would not haue vs to thinke vpon. Psal. 45.9. The Church is commanded to forget her own people, and her fathers house: That is, her owne will and desires; shee must neuer thinke thereof (nor of any other thing whereby God is displeased) vnlesse it be with dislike.
This condemneth the practice of many aged persons, in these days, who delight themselves among the younger sort, to tell of the bad practices of their youth; in wantonness, contentions, and breaking Gods commandments: But, in so doing, they sin grievously; for, a man must not remember his sins, but with dislike, and detestation; being grieved with them, and angry with himself for them; or else to teach others how to avoid them.