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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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Now whence comes this fearful disorder in nature, that one creature should devour another? came it from the creation? was the world ordained in this state, that one creature should eat up another? the greater feed upon the less? no: but sin brought this confusion, our sin caused this pitiful massacre of all creatures one by another. Let us therefore at these sights be humbled for our sin, which caused so fearful a disorder: when thou seest thy Hawk fly so fiercely and so cruelly murder a silly bird: thy Hound, the Hart, Hare, or Connie; then, as God hath given thee leave in good order, measure, and manner, thus to deal with the creatures, and therefore thou mayest take delight in it: so, withal make this use of it; Whence comes this? it was not so from the beginning: When sin was not in the world, these would all have lodged in one cage and cabin, and one never have offered to have eaten another: my sin caused this jar, and this ⟨p. 31⟩disorder betwixt these two creatures. This should humble a man, because of his sin: and restrain his life from too much liberty; and his affection from too much delight in these kind of pastimes.
Now whence comes this feareful disorder in nature, that one creature should deuoure another? came it from the creation? was the world ordained in this state, that one creature should eate vp another? the greater feed vpon the lesse? no: but sin brought this cōfusion, our sin caused this pitiful massacre of all creatures one by another. Let vs therfore at these sights be humbled for our sinne, which caused so fearefull a disorder: when thou seest thy Hawke flie so fiercely and so cruelly murder a seely bird: thy Hound, the Hart, Hare, or Connie; then, as God hath giuen thee leaue in good order, measure, and manner, thus to deale with the creatures, and therefore thou maist take delight in it: so, withall make this vse of it; Whence comes this? it was not so from the beginning: When sinne was not in the world, these would all haue lodged in one cage and cabbin, and one neuer haue offred to haue eaten another: my sinne caused this iarre, and this ⟨p. 31⟩disorder betwixt these two creatures. This should humble a man, because of his sinne: and restraine his life frō too much liberty; and his affection from too much delight in these kind of pastimes.