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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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Hence let all Parents learn a lesson of Adam, the first parent that was in the world: namely, to procure the good of their children: he nurtured his children excellently: 1. He provided for them till they came to age. 2. Then he left them not, but appointed them their callings: For one was a husbandman, and the other a Shepherd. 3. Not thus only, but he taught them to worship the true God, both in their callings, & in the practice of religion: and therefore he taught them to offer sacrifice in way of thankfulness unto God: all this did Adam.
Hence let all Parents learne a lesson of Adam, the first parent that was in the world: namely, to procure the good of their children: he nourtered his children excellently: 1. He prouided for them til they came to age. 2. Then he left them not, but appointed them their callings: For one was a husbandman, and the other a Shepheard. 3. Not thus onely, but he taught them to worship the true God, both in their callings, & in the practice of religion: and therefore he taught them to offer sacrifice in way of thankfulnesse vnto God: all this did Adam.
So must thou do with the children which God hath given thee. 1. Provide for them carefully till they be of age, take •eed they miscarry not any way for want of things needful. ⟨p. 40⟩2. So bring them up, as that they may be apt to live in some godly calling whereby to serve God, and to do good in his Church: and that calling thou must appoint him, according to the fitness of his gifts. Adam appointed them not both one calling but diverse callings, according to the diversity of their gifts: and thou must see it be a lawful and honest calling; for so are both these. Then 3. (the greatest matter of all these) teach them religion, and the true manner of fearing & worshipping God; that as by the two first, thy child may live well in this world, so by this he may be made an heir of the kingdom of heaven.
So must thou do with the children which God hath giuen thee. 1. Prouide for them carefully till they be of age, take eed they miscarie not any way for want of things needfull.