A09376:1369
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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Out of this circumstance we learn two points. 1 That it is a common fault of young years, to be subject to inconsideration, and rashness; for, Moses did not refuse the honour of Pharaohs daughter, when he was young, lest it should seem to be a point of rashness: but, when he was come to age (as the text saith); insinuating, that if he had done it when he was young, it might have been esteemed but a rash part, and done in some hasty passion of youth. Every age of man hath his faults: & this is the fault of youth, to be heady and rash in their affairs, for want of consideration and experience. And therefore all young persons must have care of these sins of youth, and watch the more against them, because they are so incident to their years. Now, the way to avoid them, is to follow Christs example, Luk. 2.52, to labour to grow, as in years, so in wisdom and grace: and to obey the counsel of Paul to Timothy, 2. Timoth. 2.22, to fly the lusts of youth; following after justice, faith, charity, and peace, with all that call upon the name of the Lord with a pure heart.
Out of this circumstance we learne two points. 1 That it is a common fault of yong years, to be subiect to inconsideration, and rashnes; for, Moses did not refuse the honour of Pharaohs daughter, when hee was young, lest it should seeme to bee a point of rashnesse: but, when hee was come to age (as the text saith); insinuating, that if hee had done it when hee was young, it might haue beene esteemed but a rash part, and done in some hastie passion of youth. Euery age of man hath his faults: & this is the fault of youth, to bee heady and rash in their affaires, for want of consideration and experience. And therefore all young persons must haue care of these sinnes of youth, and watch the more against them, because they are so incident to their yeares. Now, the way to auoyde them, is to follow Christs example, Luk. 2.52, to labour to growe, as in yeares, so in wisdome and grace: and to obey the counsell of Paul to Timothy, 2. Timoth. 2.22, to flie the lusts of youth; following after iustice, faith, charitie, and peace, with all that call vpon the name of the Lord with a pure heart.