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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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There is many a young man in these our days, baptized as Esau was circumcised, and living in the Church, as he did in Isaacs house; who, during prime of his age, is given to nothing but to his pleasure; that is as good to him, as Jacobs read broth was to Esau: take this pleasure from him, and take away his life: herein is all his joy, and he delighteth in nothing so much, as to spend his time in hunting, hawking, dicing, gaming, wantonness, and drinking. Now know for certain, this is a right Esau; and yet many such have we among us, who think of themselves, that they are they jolly fellows, and they only carry the brave mind: but as for Jacob, and such as make conscience of their ways and words; those alas are silly fellows. Now, what is to be said or thought of these? Surely this, if they do not, (and that in time) look to their estates, and to themselves, it will cost them their lives; even the life of their souls. Esau lost his birth-right by his profaneness: and so will these men do, if they continue in this estate; they will blot their names out of the book of life, and root themselves quite out of the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, let all young men whatsoever they be, high or low, take heed how they live in sin, and go on in their wickedness; for, if they take Esau's course, and continue ⟨p. 359⟩in profaneness, doubtless they will have Esau's end. How wonderfully doth Satan bewitch them, that while they go on in sin, they should think so highly of themselves▪ and so basely of those that make conscience of their ways? Wherefore, in the fear of God let such betime redress their ways and courses; lest when Gods curse is upon them, they cry too late for mercy. And thus much of the parties blessed.
There is many a yong man in these our daies, baptized as Esau was circumcised, and liuing in the Church, as hee did in Isaacs house; who, during prime of his age, is giuen to nothing but to his pleasure; that is as good to him, as Iacobs redde broth was to Esau: take this pleasure frō him, and take away his life: herein is all his ioy, and he delighteth in nothing so much, as to spend his time in hunting, hawking, dicing, gaming, wantonnesse, and drinking. Now know for certaine, this is a right Esau; and yet many such haue wee among vs, who thinke of themselues, that they are they iolly fellowes, and they onely carrie the braue minde: but as for Iaacob, and such as make conscience of their waies and words; those alas are silly fellows. Now, what is to be said or thought of these? Surely this, if they doe not, (and that in time) looke to their estates, and to themselues, it will cost them their liues; euen the life of their soules. Esau lost his birth-right by his profanenesse: and so will these men doe, if they continue in this estate; they will blot their names out of the booke of life, and roote themselues quite out of the kingdome of heauen. Therefore, let all yong men whatsoeuer they bee, high or lowe, take heede how they liue in sinne, and goe on in their wickednesse; for, if they take Esaus course, and continue