A09376:1630
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 widow and the Shunamite.The faith of the widowe and the Shunamite.
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.
In this tenth fruit of faith, all Parents may learn their duty towards their children, in the case of sickness or such like. They must follow the example of these two godly women, and labour especially to show forth their faith in such duties as God requireth in such a case: to wit, they must humble themselves for their own sins, and for the sins of their children and family; praying earnestly to God for the pardon of them (for GOD may visit the iniquity of the Parents upon the children in bodily judgements) and entreating the Lord to restore them to health and liberty: and withal, they must use the ordinary lawful means of recovery in physic and such like, praying to God for a blessing thereupon.
In this tenth fruite of faith, all Parents may learne their duty towards their children, in the case of sicknesse or such like. They must follow the example of these two godly women, and labour especially to shew forth their faith in such duties as God requireth in such a case: to wit, they must humble themselues for their owne sinnes, and for the sinnes of their children and family; praying earnestly to God for the pardon of them (for GOD may visite the iniquity of the Parents vpon the children in bodily iudgements) and entreating the Lord to restore them to health and liberty: and withall, they must vse the ordinarie lawfull meanes of recouerie in physicke and such like, praying to God for a blessing thereupon.
This is their duty; but (alas!) the manner and practice of many Parents, is far otherwise: for, whereas they should first seek unto the Lord, and come to his Prophet, they either run first to the ordinary means of physic; or, being worse disposed, seek help of wizards & blessers by their charms and sorceries, forsaking GOD and running to the Devil. Indeed, the use of lawful means is not to be discommended simply: but this preposterous ⟨p. 525⟩course is blame-worthy, and deprives many, of Gods blessing in the means, That they seek help of Physic, before they have sought to the Lord, in this holy practice of faith.