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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.
The consideration hereof serves to stir up every one of us in our places, to cleave unfeignedly unto the true God, with all our hearts by faith, in due reverence and obedience. If a servant were to choose his Master, and among an hundred should hear of one, that besides his wages, would give unto his servants, gifts which they would not think of; this servant would forsake all the rest to come unto this one. Behold, the Lord our God is this bountiful master: who doth not only keep covenant with his servants, in a full accomplishment of his promises; but is exceeding ⟨p. 515⟩gracious, preventing them with liberal blessings, above all that they can wish for themselves: wherefore let us forsake all our bad Masters, the world, the flesh, and the devil, in the service of sin; and resign our selves with full purpose of heart, to serve this our good GOD, to the end of our days. There is no man living, that can have such cause of true joy in heart, as Gods servants have: for, God shows more kindness unto them, then they can ask or think of. And take this for truth also: there be none that thus give themselves to serve God faithfully with all their harts, but before they die they shall find this to be true, that God is a most merciful GOD, and his goodness endless towards them above their deserts.
The consideration hereof serues to stirre vp euery one of vs in our places, to cleaue vnfainedly vnto the true God, with all our hearts by faith, in due reuerence and obedience. If a seruant were to choose his Master, and among an hundred should heare of one, that besides his wages, would giue vnto his seruants, gifts which they would not think of; this seruant would forsake all the rest to com vnto this one. Behold, the Lord our God is this bountifull master: who doth not only keep couenant with his seruāts, in a full accomplishment of his promises; but is exceeding ⟨p. 515⟩gracious, preuenting them with liberall blessings, aboue all that they can wish for thēselues: wherfore let vs forsake all our bad Masters, the world, the flesh, and the diuell, in the seruice of sinne; and resigne our selues with full purpose of heart, to serue this our good GOD, to the end of our dayes. There is no man liuing, that can haue such cause of true ioy in heart, as Gods seruants haue: for, God shewes more kindenesse vnto them, then they can aske or thinke of. And take this for truth also: there be none that thus giue themselues to serue God faithfully with all their harts, but before they die they shal finde this to be true, that God is a most mercifull GOD, and his goodnesse endlesse towards them aboue their deserts.