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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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1. The consideration of this reward of life eternal given, through Christ, to those that suffer for his sake, may make us joyful and patient in all our afflictions for righteousness sake. A natural man will endure much for a good recompense in the end. Now Christ saith, Great is your reward. 1And therefore let us rejoice in suffering for Christ; holding fast our confidence, which hath so great recompense of reward. Heb. 10.35.
1. The consideration of this reward of life eternall giuen, through Christ, to those that suffer for his sake, may make vs ioyfull and patient in all our afflictions for righteousnesse sake. A naturall man will endure much for a good recompence in the end. Now Christ saith, Great is your reward. 1And therefore let vs reioice in suffering for Christ; holding fast our confidence, which hath so great recompence of reward. Heb. 10.35.
Secondly, is life everlasting a recompense, that is, a giving of a reward? Then here is condemned the desperate practice of many a one, who spend their whole life in a greedy pursuit after the profits and pleasures of the world: as it were running themselves out of breath in the way to hell, without all regard of their souls, till death come; thinking, that if at the last gasp they can cry God mercy, and commend their souls to GOD, all is well. But all such persons for the most part deceive their own souls, not considering that life everlasting is given as a reward. Now, we know that no reward is given to any man, till the work be done which he is