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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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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 ⟨p. 420⟩set about; he must come work in the Vineyard some part of the day that would have his penny at night: as for those that neither stir hand nor foot to do the work, what reward can they look for? And yet this is the state of carnal livers, they addict themselves wholly to earthly things. But if we look for any reward at the day of death, we must labour in the works of godliness all the days of our life; for, therefore were we redeemed. Luke 1.74.75.
Secondly, is life euerlasting a recompence, that is, a giuing of a reward? Then heere is condemned the desperate practice of many a one, who spend their whole life in a greedie pursuite after the profites and pleasures of the worlde: as it were running themselues out of breath in the way to hell, without all regarde of their soules, till death come; thinking, that if at the last gaspe they can crie God mercie, and commend their soules to GOD, all is well. But all such persons for the most part deceiue their owne soules, not considering that life euerlasting is giuen as a reward. Now, wee knowe that no reward is giuen to any man, till the worke be done which hee is ⟨p. 420⟩set about; he must come worke in the Vineyard some part of the day that would haue his pennie at night: as for those that neither stirre hand nor foote to doe the worke, what reward can they looke for? And yet this is the state of carnall liuers, they addict themselues wholly to earthly things. But if wee looke for any reward at the day of death, wee must labour in the workes of godlinesse all the dayes of our life; for, therefore were wee redeemed.