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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, hence we may learn, that Magistrates which are to govern the people, ought to be men of courage in performing the duties of their calling. When too heavy a burden lay on Moses, in judging all the congregation himself; Jethro his father in law bids him provide among all the people men of courage, fearing God, to be Rulers, Exod. 18.13, 21. Now their courage must not be a proud haughtiness, or an indiscreet cruelty; but a godly boldness, which may enable them to the duties of their calling, without fear of man. To this end, the Lord put of his spirit upon the seventy, which were to rule with Moses, Numb. 11.17. Now, the spirit of God, is not a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, & of a sound mind, 2. Tim. 1.7. Which shows, that in a Magistrate must be courage to call, and (if need be) to compel others to the duties of their calling, how great soever they be. And it is a matter of great weight & moment in Gods Church: for, the Minister may teach, and speak as much as he will, or can; yet unless with the sword of the spirit, there be joined the temporal sword of the Magistrate, to reform mens lives, and to keep them from open sin against the law of God, and to urge them to the duties which the minister teacheth: surely, their teaching and preaching will be to small effect.
Secondly, hence we may learne, that Magistrates which are to gouerne the people, ought to bee men of courage in performing the duties of their calling. When too heauie a burden lay on Moses, in iudging all the congregation himselfe; Iethro his father in law bids him prouide among all the people men of courage, fearing God, to be Rulers, Exod. 18.13, 21. Now their courage must not bee a prowd hautinesse, or an indiscreete crueltie; but a godly boldnesse, which may inable them to the duties of their calling, without feare of man. To this ende, the Lord put of his spirit vpon the seuentie, which were to rule with Moses, Numb. 11.17. Now, the spirit of God, is not a spirit of feare, but of power, and of loue, & of a sound minde,