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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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This lesson is worth learning, and this example worthy to be followed of us all: our duty is with Enoch, to walk with God in this life if we purpose to live with God in heaven: and we walk with God by leading holy and unblameable lives, in holiness towards God, and righteousness towards man. But if we think this hard to do, we must labour to be resolved on these grounds: First, that God and his providence is ever present with us, to ⟨p. 68⟩dispose of us always to his glory, and of all other things to our good.
This lesson is worth learning, and this example worthy to be followed of vs all: our dutie is with Henoch, to walke with God in this life if wee purpose to liue with God in heauen: and wee walke with God by leading holy and vnblameable liues, in holinesse towards God, and righteousnesse towards man. But if wee thinke this hard to doe, wee must labour to be resolued on these grounds: First, that God and his prouidence is euer present with vs, to ⟨p. 68⟩dispose of vs alwaies to his glory, and of all other things to our good.
Secondly, that as we are in Gods presence; so God seeth us, and all our thoughts, words and works, bargains and dealings, and will judge them all.
Secondly, that as wee are in Gods presence; so God seeth vs, and all our thoughts, words and workes, b•rgaines and dealings, and will iudge them all.
When these two persuasions possess our hearts, it cannot be, but we shall live godly, and fear to offend God: for, as a child is dutiful and obedient in his Fathers presence; so when a man is persuaded, he is in Gods presence, it cannot but make him dutiful. When a man is persuaded that God seeth him, he will take heed what he doth; and that God heareth him, he will temper his tongue; and that God beholdeth all his dealings in the world, he will take heed how he borroweth, lendeth, buyeth, or selleth, and what he doth in all his actions: and the very cause of all carelessness in these and all other duties in the world, is, because men are persuaded God seeth them not.