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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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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.
When these two perswasions possesse our hearts, it cannot be, but wee shall liue godly, and feare to offend God: for, as a childe is dutifull and obedient in his Fathers presence; so when a man is perswaded, he is in Gods presence, it cannot but make him dutifull. When a man is perswaded that God seeth him, hee will take heede what he doth; and that God heareth him, hee will temper his tongue; and that God beholdeth all his dealings in the world, hee will take heede how hee borroweth, lendeth, buieth, or selleth, and what hee doth in all his actions: and the very cause of all carelesnesse in these and all other duties in the world, is, because men are perswaded God seeth them not.
To urge us therefore to this excellent duty; we have, First, Gods Commandment: Walk before me and be upright (saith God) to Abraham, 1and in him to all the children of his faith.
To vrge vs therefore to this excellent dutie; we haue, First, Gods Commaundement: Walke before mee and be vpright (saith God) to Abraham, 1and in him to all the children of his faith.