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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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Again, whereas he came not in heaven till he pleased God; this discovers the madness of sinful men, who will look for heaven, and yet will leave no sin, but flatter themselves therein. But, let all impenitent men here take knowledge that they come not in heaven till they please God: let them therefore cease pleasing themselves and their corruptions, by living in sin, and learn to please God by a holy life.
Againe, whereas hee came not in heauen till hee pleased God; this discouers the madnesse of sinfull men, who will looke for heauen, and yet will leaue no sinne, but flatter themselues therein. But, let all impenitent men here take knowledge that they come not in heauen till they please God: let them therefore cease pleasing themselues and their corruptions, by liuing in sinne, and learne to please God by a holy life.
And further: In this point mark how nothing brought Enoch to heaven, but his pleasing of God. He was rich, for he was one of the greatest on the earth: he was royally descended, for he was the seventh from Adam in the blessed line: he was learned, for he had the six first Patriarchs to teach him, six such Tutors as never man had: and it is likely he had a comely, strong, and active body. But see, all these brought him not to heaven: no, he pleased God. and was therefore taken away.
And further: In this point marke how nothing brought Henoch to heauen, but his pleasing of God. Hee was rich, for hee was one of the greatest on the earth: hee was royallie descended, for hee was the seauenth from Adam in the blessed line: hee was learned, for hee had the sixe first Patriarkes to teach him, sixe such Tutors as neuer man had: and it is likely hee had a comely, strong, and actiue body. But see, all these brought him not to heauen: no, he pleased God. and was therefore taken away.