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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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Fifthly, this commandment to cast away sin that presseth down, teacheth every child of GOD to labour earnestly for the government and direction of Gods spirit: for, we have within us original corruption, that like an armed man besets us about, and hindereth us in every good thing we take in hand. We must therefore pray unto GOD daily, that he would guide us by his good spirit: for, by reason of the corruption of our nature, and the deceitfulness of sin, we shall utterly fail, unless Gods spirit govern us, both in the thoughts of our hearts, in the words of our mouths, and the actions of our lives. This, David knew well, and therefore prayeth to the Lord for his good spirit, to lead him into the Land of Righteousness. Psal. 143.10.
Fiftly, this commaundement to cast away sinne that presseth downe, teacheth euery childe of GOD to labour earnestly for the gouernment and direction of Gods spirit: for, wee haue within vs originall corruption, that like an armed man besets vs about, and hindereth vs in euerie good thing wee take in hand. Wee must therefore pray vnto GOD daily, that hee would guide vs by his good spirit: for, by reason of the corruption of our nature, and the deceitfulnesse of sinne, wee shall vtterly faile, vnlesse Gods spirit gouerne vs, both in the thoughts of our hearts, in the words of our mouthes, and the actions of our liues. This, Dauid knew well, and therefore prayeth to the Lord for his good spirit, to leade him into the Land of Righteousnesse. Psal. 143.10.
Lastly, seeing we have this corruption of nature in us, we must keep our hearts with all diligence, and set watch and ward about them. So Solomon saith: Counterguard ⟨p. 589⟩thy heart my son, Proverbs 4.23. Why doth Solomon give this commandment? Surely, for special cause: for, every man while he lives on earth, is compassed about with his own corrupt nature; which like a home-borne traitor seeks to deliver the heart into the possession of Satan, and so to defraud God of his right. Again, the heart is mans Treasury, from whence come all actions good and bad: now, if it be well kept and guarded, the Lord will dwell in thy heart, and thence will proceed the issues of life: but, if it be left open, for corruption to enter and take place; then is it made an habitation for the devil.