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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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Again, when we see the cruelty of the Fox, the Wolfe, the Bear, toward the sheep and other creatures; Blame not too much the cruelty of the beasts: for this was not in them at their creation; but thy sin made them thus cruel one against another. Turn then into thy self, and be ashamed of it: and blame not so much the cruelty in them, as thine own sin which caused it in them.
Againe, when we see the cruelty of the Foxe, the Wolfe, the Beare, toward the sheepe and other creatures; Blame not too much the cruelty of the beasts: for this was not in them at their creation; but thy sinne made them thus cruell one against another. Turne then into thy selfe, and be ashamed of it: and blame not so much the cruelty in them, as thine owne sinne which caused it in them.
Again, some creatures are unperfect, some in parts of their body, some in some senses: and some are loathsome & ugly to behold: and some are venomous, and hurtful to the world. When thou seest it, consider whence is this. They were not thus created: for God (ordained) that is, made all creatures in perfect order: But this comes from thy sin: enter into thy self, and acknowledge this, and be humbled for it: and do not so much contemn this creature for his imperfection: nor loath him for his deformity: nor hate him for his venom; as contemn, and loathe, and hate thine own sins which were the cause of all these.
Againe, some creatures are vnperfect, some in parts of their body, some in some senses: and some are loathsome & vgly to behold: and some are venomous, and hurtfull to the world. Whē thou seest it, consider whence is this. They were not thus created: for God (ordained) that is, made all creatures in perfect order: But this comes from thy sinne: enter into thy selfe, and acknowledge this, and be humbled for it: and do not so much contemne this creature for his imperfection: nor loath him for his deformity: nor hate him for his venome; as contemne, and loathe, and hate thine owne sinnes which were the cause of all these.