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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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Secondly, hence inferiors also must learn to follow the godly, holy, and religious examples of their governors and superiors (whether they be civill or Ecclesiastical); as we may see in this place, Joseph doth imitate the godly example of his father Jacob. Hereof Saint Paul giveth strait charge unto the Philippians, saying; Brethren be followers of me, and look on them which walk so, as ye have us for an example, Phil. 3.17. And in the next Chapter, exhorting them to honest conversation, he bids them do those things which they had heard, received, and seen in him. But are these duties practiced among us? be the elder sort teachers of good things to the younger? & do the younger follow their elders in well-doing? nay verily: but such are our times, too many among us, both those that give, and those which follow good examples, are as signs & wonders, as the Prophet speaketh; they are made a reproach, & a by-word among men, and are foully disgraced by odious terms, Isay 8.18. But this indeed is a practice of Ismael, that mocked Isaac, Genesis 21. ver. 9. And we again, must ⟨p. 377⟩undoubtedly know, that unless it be reformed, that hand of God which hath been stretched out against us in many fearful judgements, will not be pulled back, but stretched out still, till it bring us to destruction: for, God will not suffer his ordinances to be contemned, and his holy ones to be abused: he looketh for better fruits at our hands, and therefore we must learn of these godly Patriarchs, both to give and to follow good examples.
Secondly, hence inferiors also must learne to follow the godly, holy, and religious examples of their gouernours and superious (whether they be ciuill or Ecclesiasticall); as we may see in this place, Ioseph doth imitate the godly example of his father Iacob. Hereof Saint Paul giueth straite charge vnto the Philippians, saying; Brethren be followers of me, and looke on them which walke so, as ye haue vs for an example, Phil. 3.17. And in the next Chapter, exhorting them to honest conuersation, hee biddes them doe those things which they had heard, receiued, and seene in him. But are these duties practiced among vs? bee the elder sort teachers of good things to the yonger? & doe the yonger follow their elders in wel-doing? nay verily: but such are our times, too many among vs, both those that giue, and those which follow good examples, are as signes & wonders, as the Prophet speaketh; they are made a reproach, & a by-word among men, and are foully disgraced by odious tearmes, Isay 8.18. But this indeede is a practice of Ismael, that mocked Isaac,