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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
By this word then he meaneth these two things: First, times and seasons, which are ordinary creatures of God, as well as other: for amongst other creatures (Gen. 1.) are recorded also times & seasons to be Gods creatures. Secondly, he understandeth the world also, and all in it: and so it is truly translated. For with good reason may the word ages signify the world, because the world and all in it had their beginning in time, have their continuance in time, and shall have their end in time again. Time begun them, time continues them, and time shall end them: and so the world is every ⟨p. 25⟩way measured by the compass of time: and therefore it pleaseth the holy Ghost to term the world, and all in it, Ages, or times.
By this word then hee meaneth these two things: First, times and seasons, which are ordinary creatures of God, as well as other: for amongst other creatures (Gen. 1.) are recorded also times & seasons to be Gods creatures. Secondly, he vnderstandeth the world also, and all in it: and so it is truly translated. For with good reason may the word ages signifie the world, because the world and all in it had their beginning in time, haue their continuance in time, and shall haue their end in time againe. Time begun them, time continues them, and time shal end them: and so the world is euerie ⟨p. 25⟩way measured by the compasse of time: and therefore it pleaseth the holy Ghost to tearme the world, and all in it, Ages, or times.
Now whereas it is said, Ages, that is, times and seasons were ordained of God; we learn, that if time be a creature or an ordinance of God (created for so great purposes, as to be the measure of all things) Take heed then of abusing so excellent an ordinance: if thou hast spent it well, spend it still better. Time is so good a thing, it cannot be spent well enough. But hast thou misspent time (that is to abuse it) Take S. Pauls counsel,