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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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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 ⟨p. 69⟩sets his heart and hand unto. Blessed Abraham found this most true, when he assured his servant whom he sent to provide Isaac a wife, in a long, and doubtful, and dangerous journey; The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy journey: 1and even so may every child of God say with confidence: The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his Angel with me, and prosper me in my proceedings.
Thirdly, as it is both commaunded by precept, and practiced by exsample: so the proofe of it is most comfortable to all that practice it; for it will make them prosper in all they goe about. For, as hee that is alwaies in the Kings presence and companie, cannot but bee in his fauour, and therefore cannot but succeede well in all his affaires: so hee that walkes with God, cannot but prosper in whatsoeuer hee ⟨p. 69⟩sets his heart and hand vnto. Blessed Abraham found this most true, when he assured his seruant whom he sent to prouide Isaac a wife, in a long, and doubtfull, and dangerous iourney; The Lord, before whom I walke, will send his Angell with thee, and prosper thy iourney: 1and euen so may euery child of God say with confidence: The Lord, before whom I walke, will send his Angell with mee, and prosper mee in my proceedings.