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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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Fourthly, this walking with God is a good means to make a man bear the cross with patience: For if he be persuaded that God seeth how wrongfully he is persecuted or oppressed, and that Gods providence is always present, so as no affliction can come unto him, but by his appointment: and again, that his providence disposeth of all things to his good, how can he but receive with patience that portion of afflictions which God shall lay upon him? For as he that walks with the King, who dare offer him wrong? so he that walks with God, what evil can touch him? This is Josephs argument to his brethren, when they were discomforted, and feared he would punish them after their Fathers death: Fear not (saith he) for am not I under God? as though he had said, Do not I walk in Gods presence?1 and acknowledge my self under his power? and that God, when you thought evil against me, disposed it to good: where the ground of Josephs reason is, that he walking with God, his affliction turned to his good.
Fourthly, this walking with God is a good meanes to make a man beare the crosse with patience: For if hee be perswaded that God seeth how wrongfully he is persecuted or oppressed, and that Gods prouidence is alwayes present, so as no affliction can com vnto him, but by his appointment: and againe, that his prouidence disposeth of all things to his good, how can he but receiue with patience that portion of afflictions which God shall lay vpon him? For as hee that walkes with the King, who dare offer him wrong? so he that walkes with God, what euill can touch him? This is Iosephs argument to his brethren, when they were discomforted, and feared he would punish them after their Fathers death: Feare not (saith he) for am not I vnder God? as though he had said, Doe not I walke in Gods presence?1 and acknowledge my selfe vnder his power? and that God, when you thought euill against me, disposed it to good: where the ground of Iosephs reason is, that he walking with God, his affliction turned to his good.