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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
The Faith of the Judges and David.The Faith of the Iudges and Dauid.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Here some will ask: How shall I do Justice, and work righteousness? Answer. For the doing of it, we must remember to practice these rules that follow: 1. That which is both the word of God, and the rule of Nature; We must do to all men as we would they should do unto us: 1this is the Law and the Prophets (saith our Saviour Christ). Now, the square for all our actions, must be the word of God: and Gods word gives this direction; Do thou to thy neighbour as thou in thy reason & conscience thinkest he should do to thee, if thou wert in his case, and he in thine.
Here some will aske: How shall I do Iustice, and worke righteousnesse? Answer. For the doing of it, wee must remember to practice these rules that follow: 1. That which is both the word of God, and the rule of Nature; We must do to all men as we would they should do vnto vs: 1this is the Law and the Prophets (saith our Sauiour Christ). Now, the square for all our actions, must be the word of God: and Gods word giues this directiō; Do thou to thy neighbor as thou in thy reason & cōscience thinkest he should do to thee, if thou wert in his case, and he in thine.
The 2. rule is, that which Paul teacheth us; saying, Give unto every man that which is their duty; 1tribute to whom tribute belongeth, &c. That which Gods word, & our conscience, & the wholesome laws of the realm bind us unto, that we must give unto every man.
The 2. rule is, that which Paul teacheth vs; saying, Giue vnto euery man that which is their duty;