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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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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.
Further, this must teach them not to despise them that are under them in this world: for, howsoever the state of this world requires that difference of persons, else it cannot stand; it is nothing so with God, nor in the world to come. For there the subject, the servant, the poor man, may challenge his part in Gods favour as well as the best: nay, whosoever seeketh the most carefully, shall find the best reward.
Further, this must teach them not to despise them that are vnder them in this world: for, howsoeuer the state of this world requires that difference of persons, else it cannot stand; it is nothing so with God, nor in the world to come. For there the subiect, the seruant, the poore man, may chalenge his part in Gods fauour as well as the best: nay, whosoeuer seeketh the most carefully, shall finde the best reward.