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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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We see then, that merciful promise of Christ is ever made good, Seek and ye shall find, Math. 6. None ever sought God, but found: We may seek our own pleasures, and live loosely, and be deceived, and hear that fearful question, ⟨p. 93⟩What profit have ye now of these things? Rom. 6. What reward, but shame and sorrow? but if we seek God aright, we never loose our labour. Let us therefore seek God, let the hand of our hearts knock at Gods mercy gate in Christ, and we shall not go away without a reward. The prodigal child fled from his Father, spent all, and lost his favour: but he no sooner said, I will return and humble my self to my Father; but he found him, and wan his Fathers favour again.1 So, let us but offer our selves to seek God (God understandeth our thoughts long before) he will meet us, and receive us,2 and give us a reward.
Wee see then, that merciful promise of Christ is euer made good, Seeke and ye shal finde, Math. 6. None euer sought God, but found: Wee may seeke our owne pleasures, and liue loosely, and be deceiued, and heare that fearefull question, ⟨p. 93⟩What profit haue ye now of these things? Rom. 6. What reward, but shame and sorrow? but if we seeke God aright, we neuer loose our labour. Let vs therefore seeke God, let the hand of our hearts knocke at Gods mercie gate in Christ, and wee shall not goe away without a reward. The prodigall childe fled from his Father, spent all, and lost his fauour: but he no sooner said, I will returne and humble my selfe to my Father; but he found him, and wan his Fathers fauour againe.1 So, let vs but offer our selues to seeke God (God vnderstandeth our thoughts long before) he will meet vs, and receiue vs,