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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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Ob. Was every thing created in his order and due place? Whence then come so many disorders in the world? The devil hath His kingdom, authority, laws, & subjects: he rules in the wicked. Now can there be any order in Satan's kingdom? Again, whence are so many alterations and subversions of kingdoms? so many wars, so much effusion of blood? The Gospel is transported from Country to Country; civil dissensions in Cities & private families; betwixt man & man; betwixt man & some creatures: betwixt creature and creatures; yea, hatred often unto the death: yea, often hatred betwixt creatures of the same kind. All these being so, where then is that excellent order wherein they were created?
Ob. Was euery thing created in his order and due place? Whence then com so many disorders in the world? The diuel hath His kingdome, authoritie, lawes, & subiects: he rules in the wicked. Now cā there be any order in Sathans kingdom? Againe, whence are so many alterations and subuersions of kingdomes? so many wars, so much effusion of bloud? The Gospel is transported frō Country to Country; ciuil dissensions in Cities & priuate families; betwixt mā & man; betwixt man & some creatures: betwixt creature and creatures; yea, hatred often vnto the death: yea, often hatred betwixt creatures of the same kind. All these being so, where then is that excellent order wherein they were created?
I answer: the state of all creatures is changed, from that wherein they were created, by the fall of our first parents. God made no disorder, He saw every thing that he had made, and lo it was very good: 1therefore it was in a most perfect order: For, orderly comeliness is a part of the goodness of a thing: but disorder is the effect of sin: it entered with sin; and it is both a companion and a reward of sin. Had we continued in our innocence, all creatures had continued in their excellent order: But when we had broken the perfect order that God had appointed us, immediately all creatures broke that order, wherein they were afore, both towards us, & one amongst another. Whilst we obeyed God, all creatures obeyed us: but when we shook off the yoke of obedience unto God, and rebelled against him, then they became disobedient