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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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First, let them think it unbeseeming their greatness, to let any serve them without a reward: and a stain to their honour, not to let well deserving subjects find their favour. Let them not daunt their hearts by not regarding them and their pains: but let them encourage them to serve them, by looking at them, by good countenances, and good speeches, and by rewarding every one according to his worth. All great men should esteem this, as one of the pearls of their Crowns, to have it said of them, Such a one is a rewarder of them that serve him.
First, let them thinke it vnbeseeming their greatnesse, to let any serue them without a reward: and a staine to their honour, not to let well deseruing subiects finde their fauour. Let them not daunt their hearts by not regarding them and their paines: but let them encourage them to serue them, by looking at them, by good countenances, and good speeches, and by rewarding euery one according to his worth. All great men should esteeme this, as one of the pearles of their Crownes, to haue it said of them, Such a one is a rewarder of them that serue him.
Again, let them learn to dispense their favour, according to reason, and not affection only. God is indifferent and equal to all that seek him, so let Princes be: for that is true honour & justice to reward each one as he deserves. And that he may find the best, who doth best, this will make ⟨p. 94⟩every one strive, who should be first, and forwardest, in all serviceable duties.
Againe, let them learne to dispence their fauour, according to reason, and not affection onely. God is indifferent and equall to all that seeke him, so let Princes be: for that is true honor & iustice to reward each one as he deserues. And that hee may finde the best, who doth best, this will make ⟨p. 94⟩euery one striue, who should be first, and forwardest, in all seruiceable duties.