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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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Thirdly, if the afflictions of a Christian, be the afflictions of Christ; then it is a fearful sin for any man to mock or reproach his brother, in regard of his profession and religion: for, mocking is persecution, Gal. 4.29. with Gen. 21.9. And that reproach which is cast upon a Christian, is cast upon Christ; and Christ takes it as done unto himself: the persecutor wounds Christ Jesus through the sides of a poor Christian; which is a fearful thing. For, in so doing, he sets himself against the Lord Jesus, he kicks against the pricks; and if he so continue, he must needs ⟨p. 416⟩look for some fearful end; for who hath ever been fierce against the Lord, and hath prospered? Job. 9.4. Wherefore, if any of us be guilty of any sin in this kind, let us repent: for unless we turn, our condemnation will be remediless.
Thirdly, if the afflictions of a Christian, bee the afflictions of Christ; then it is a fearefull sinne for any man to mocke or reproach his brother, in regard of his profession and religion: for, mocking is persecution, Gal. 4.29. with Gen. 21.9. And that reproach which is cast vpon a Christian, is cast vpon Christ; and Christ takes it as done vnto himselfe: the persecutor wounds Christ Iesus through the sides of a poore Christian; which is a feareful thing. For, in so doing, he sets himselfe against the Lord Iesus, he kickes against the prickes; and if he so continue, hee must needes ⟨p. 416⟩looke for some fearefull ende; for who hath euer beene fierce against the Lord, and hath prospered? Iob. 9.4. Wherefore, if any of vs be guiltie of any sinne in this kind, let vs repent: for vnlesse wee turne, our condemnation will be remedilesse.