A09376:1695
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
Believers under the Maccabees.Beleeuers vnder the Maccabees.
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.
Secondly, we may here also justly reprove the course of some others among us, who will needs be travellers; not for religions sake (for that were commendable, if they had such need) nor yet, by virtue of their calling (which were lawful) but, only for this end, to see fashions, and strange countries: and, they refrain not from such places as Rome, Spain, &c. wherein, that cruel Inquisition will hardly suffer any to pass, with safety of a good conscience. But, shall we think that this their travel is commendable? No surely: for, the end of lawful travel, is the preservation of faith and a good conscience; •r, the bond of some lawful calling. Now, these men travelling upon no ⟨p. 552⟩such grounds, but only upon pleasure; how shall we think they will stand to the truth, when they thrust themselves into such needless danger, and trial? The crazed consciences of many at their return, show sufficiently the badness of that course.
Secondly, we may here also iustly reprooue the course of some others among vs, who will needs be trauellers; not for religions sake (for that were commendable, if they had such neede) nor yet, by vertue of their calling (which were lawfull) but, onely for this ende, to see fashions, and strange countries: and, they refraine not from such places as Rome, Spaine, &c. wherein, that cruell Inquisition will hardly suffer any to passe, with safetie of a good conscience. But, shall we thinke that this their trauell is commendable? No surely: for, the ende of lawfull trauell, is the preseruation of faith and a good conscience; •r, the bond of some lawfull calling. Now, these men trauelling vpon no ⟨p. 552⟩such grounds, but onely vpon pleasure; how shal we think they will stand to the truth, when they thrust themselues into such needlesse danger, and triall? The crazed consciences of many at their returne, shew sufficiently the badnesse of that course.