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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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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 ⟨p. 27⟩unto us. Whilst we loved God, all creatures loved & reverenced us: but when we fell to hate the Lord, then began they to hate us and not before. If therefore thou seest any disobedience and hatred in the creatures towards thee, any disorder and vanity amongst themselves, thank thy self for it, thou broughtst it into the world with thy sin.
I answere: 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 euery thing that he had made, and lo it was very good: 1therfore it was in a most perfect order: For, orderly comelinesse is a part of the goodnesse of a thing: but disorder is the effect of sinne: it entred with sinne; and it is both a companion and a reward of sinne. Had we continued in our innocence, all creatures had continued in their excellent order: But when wee had broken the perfect order that God had appointed vs, immediatly all creatures broke that order, wherin they were afore, both towards vs, & one amongst another. Whil'st we obayed God, all creatures obayed vs: but when wee shooke off the yoke of obedience vnto God, and rebelled against him, then they became disobedient ⟨p. 27⟩vnto vs. Whil'st we loued God, al creatures loued & reuerenced vs: but when we fell to hate the Lord, then began they to hate vs and not before. If therefore thou seest any disobedience and hatred in the creatures towards thee, any disorder and vanity amongst themselues, thank thy selfe for it, thou broughtst it into the world with thy sinne.