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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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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.
Again, we have the examples of Gods children, who are renowned for the obedience of this Commandment; Enoch here, after him Abraham, and after him David, who testifieth of himself, I will walk before God in the land of the living.1
Againe, wee haue the examples of Gods children, who are renowned for the obedience of this Commaundement; Henoch here, after him Abraham, and after him Dauid, who testifieth of himselfe, I will walke before God in the land of the liuing.1
Thirdly, as it is both commanded by precept, and practiced by example: so the proof of it is most comfortable to all that practice it; for it will make them prosper in all they go about. For, as he that is always in the Kings presence and company, cannot but be in his favour, and therefore cannot but succeed well in all his affairs: so he that walks with God, cannot but prosper in whatsoever he