A09376:1118
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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And to persuade us hereunto, consider the reasons following. First, worldly wisdom teacheth this: If a man dwell on his own land, and in his own house, he is careless; But if in another mans house, whereof he hath no lease, but contrariwise, is certain to be put out, he knoweth not when: this man will in time provide himself of another that so he may remove into it, and not be destitute; and if it be within his power, he will provide a better, that so he may not remove for the worse. Behold, while we live in this world, our bodies are tents and tabernacles wherein our souls do dwell, for a time: and besides; this time is uncertain; for there is no man that can say certainly, he shall live to the next hour: Therefore, we must every one of us, provide for himself a dwelling place in heaven, where we may abide for ever, in all blessedness.
And to perswade vs hereunto, consider the reasons following. First, worldly wisdome teacheth this: If a man dwell on his owne land, and in his owne house, he is carelesse; But if in another mans house, whereof hee hath no lease, but contrariwise, is certaine to be put out, hee knoweth not when: this man wil in time prouide himselfe of another that so he may remooue into it, and not be destitute; and if it be within his power, he will prouide a better, that so he may not remooue for the worse. Beholde, while wee liue in this world, our bodies are tents and tabernacles wherein our soules doe dwell, for a time: and besides; this time is vncertaine; for there is no man that can say certainly, he shall liue to the next houre: Therefore, we must euery one of vs, prouide for himselfe a dwelling place in heauen, where we may abide for euer, in all blessednesse.
Again, consider the state of all sorts of men in the world: for, sin, Atheism, and profaneness, abound every where, the blaspheming of Gods holy name, and the breaking of his Sabbath; besides daily sins against the second table: Now, all these cry continually for vengeance, and for Gods judgements to be inflicted upon us, and we know not how God will deal with us for own sins; whether he will take from us our goods, and good name, our health, friends, or life it self: and therefore it standeth us in hand to provide for our selves, a resting place, wherein we may abide for ever, after this frail life full of misery is ended.