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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, more particularly in this fact of Moses note two circumstances: 1. The manner how: 2. The time when, he refused to be called the son of Pharaohs daughter.
Now, more particularly in this fact of Moses note two circumstances: 1. The manner how: 2. The time when, he refused to be called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter.
For the first; his refusal was not in word, but in deed: for, if we read the whole History of Moses, we shall not find, that either he spake to Pharaoh, or to his daughter, or to any other to this effect, that he would not be her heir, nor called her son; but we find that he did it in ⟨p. 396⟩deed: for, when he came to age, he left the Court oftentimes, and went to visit his brethren, to comfort them, to defend them, and to take part with them. And hence we must learn, not so much to give our selves to know, and to talk of matters of religion, as to do and practice the same both before God and men. This did Moses. It is the common fault of our age, that we can be content to hear the doctrine of religion taught unto us; yea, many will learn it, and often speak thereof: but few there be that make conscience to do the things they hear and speak of. But let us learn of Moses to put those things in practice which we learn and profess, and in silence do them: for, the fewer words the better, unless our deeds be answerable. If any of us were to walk upon the top of some high mountain, we would leave off talking, and look unto our steps for fear of falling. Behold, when we enter the profession of Christianity, we are set upon an high mountain: for the way of life is on high; and Christianity is the high calling of God. 1We therefore must be wise, as Solomon saith, Pro. 15.24, & look well to our conversation, having a strait watch over all our ways, through the whole course of our life, even to the end of our days; & not stand so much on speaking & talking, as on doing: for the doer of the work shall be blessed in his deed,