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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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The first reason affordeth unto us many notable points worthy our consideration. 1. Here we learn, that riches, honour, and dignity severed from true religion, are nothing but the pleasures and profits of sin. This was ⟨p. 404⟩[…] ⟨p. 405⟩[…] ⟨p. 406⟩Moses judgement, as the holy Ghost here testifieth: and it is the plain truth of God, as Solomon after lamentable experience disputeth,1 and proveth at large: concluding of riches, honour pleasures, and all earthly things separated from the fear of God, that they are nothing else but mere vanity and vexation of spirit. And Paul saith, To the impure all things are impure;2 his meat, drink, and apparel, which in themselves are otherwise the good gifts of God.
The first reason affordeth vnto vs many notable points worthie our consideration. 1. Here we learne, that riches, honour, and dignity seuered from true religion, are nothing but the pleasures and profites of sinne. This was ⟨p. 404⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 405⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 406⟩Moses iudgement, as the holy Ghost here testifieth: and it is the plaine truth of God, as Salomon after lamentable experience disputeth,1 and proueth at large: concluding of riches, honour pleasures, and all earthly things separated from the feare of God, that they are nothing else but meere vanity and vexation of spirit. And Paul saith, To the impure all things are impure;