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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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This we should consider: for by an outward profession, we bear the world in hand, that we are Gods children, and therefore we come to hear Gods word, and to learn how to behave our selves as beseemeth his children. But if we would be known to be Gods children indeed, then when any of Gods judgements do befall• us, we ⟨p. 405⟩must make this use of them; namely, labour thereby to be humbled for our sins, and to forsake our sins, and to make conscience of all bad ways for ever afterward; and then we show our selves to be Gods children indeed: but if under the cross, or after the cross, we be as dissolute as ever we were, and still follow our old sins, then we cannot be judged to be Gods people and children, but rather a wicked and stubborn generation, which the more they are corrected, the worse they are; like a stithy, the more it is beaten, the harder it is. Let us therefore by the use of Gods judgements, show our selves to be Gods children: so shall we say with David with much joy and comfort, It is good for us that we have been in trouble. Psal. 119.71.
This wee should consider: for by an outward profession, wee beare the world in hand, that we are Gods children, and therefore wee come to heare Gods word, and to learn how to behaue our selues as beseemeth his children. But if we would be knowen to be Gods children indeede, then when any of Gods iudgements doe befall• vs, wee ⟨p. 405⟩must make this vse of them; namely, labour thereby to be humbled for our sinnes, and to forsake our sinnes, and to make conscience of all bad wayes for euer afterward; and then wee shewe our selues to be Gods children indeede: but if vnder the crosse, or after the crosse, wee be as dissolute as euer wee were, and still followe our olde sinnes, then wee cannot be iudged to be Gods people and children, but rather a wicked and stubborne generation, which the more they are corrected, the worse they are; like a stithy, the more it is beaten, the harder it is. Let vs therefore by the vse of Gods iudgements, shewe our selues to be Gods children: so shall wee say with Dauid with much ioy and comfort, It is good for vs that wee haue beene in trouble.