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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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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.
Moreover, here is a comfort to the poor, and the meaner sort of men, who are appointed by God to be underlings in this world: Seek they favour here and find it not? work they here and do their duties, and are not rewarded? Let them learn to seek God, who will assuredly both regard what they do, and abundantly reward it.
Moreouer, here is a comfort to the poore, and the meaner sort of men, who are appointed by God to be vnderlings in this world: Seeke they fauour here and finde it not? worke they here and doe their duties, and are not rewarded? Let them learne to seeke God, who will assuredly both regard what they doe, and abundantly reward it.
Fourthly, seeing God is a rewarder of them that seek him: here is a comfortable encouragement against two great impediments, which hinder many a man from serving God.
Fourthly, seeing God is a rewarder of them that seeke him: here is a comfortable encouragement against two great impediments, which hinder many a man from seruing God.