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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, it must move every one of us now to begin to repent, if we have not repented heretofore: and, if we have begun, to do it more earnestly; for God is most merciful, and with him is plentiful redemption. Yet we must beware that we take not occasion hereby to live in sin, because God is merciful: for, this is to turn the grace of God into wantonness; which, Saint Jude makes a brand of the ungodly,1 and a sign of the reprobate, who (as the Apostle there saith) are appointed to condemnation: yea, this is a despising of the bountifulness of God, which should lead them to repentance; and hereby they heap up unto themselves wrath against the day of wrath, Romans, chapter 2, verses 4, 5. Let us therefore remember this counsel of Paul, Shall we sin that grace may abound? God forbid. We must all, but especially young men take heed of this course: for, if we bless our selves in our heart, and say we shall have peace, ⟨p. 477⟩though we live in sin, God will not be merciful unto us, but his wrath shall smoke against us.2
Secondly, it must moue euery one of vs now to begin to repent, if we haue not repented heretofore: and, if wee haue begun, to doe it more earnestly; for God is most mercifull, and with him is plentifull redemption. Yet wee must beware that we take not occasion heereby to liue in sinne, because God is mercifull: for, this is to turne the grace of God into wantonnesse; which, Saint Iude makes a brand of the vngodly,1 and a signe of the reprobate, who (as the Apostle there saith) are appointed to condemnation: yea, this is a despising of the bountifulnesse of God, which should leade them to repentance; and heereby they heape vp vnto themselues wrath against the day of wrath, Romanes, chapter 2, verses 4, 5. Let vs therefore remember this counsell of Paul, Shall wee sinne that grace may abound? God forbid. Wee must all, but especially young men take heede of this course: for, if wee blesse our selues in our heart, and say wee shall haue peace, ⟨p. 477⟩though we liue in sinne, God wil not be mercifull vnto vs, but his wrath shall smoke against vs.