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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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Lastly, if God be a rewarder of them that seek him, we learn the great difference betwixt Gods service and the devils. The devils servants are fed with fair words, but get nothing, the devil is able to give them nothing: but Gods servants (as we see here) are plentifully rewarded. God is a rewarder of them that seek him: but the devil is a deceiver of them that serve him. But will some say, There is none so mad to be the devils servants. I answer: He that doth any mans work, is either his servant or his slave: but every sinful wicked man doth the devils work, for sin is the devils work; therefore all impenitent sinners are the devils servants. It is Christs argument to the Jews: You are of your Father the devil, 1for the works of your Father you will do: murders and lies are his works, you live in these sins, and do these works; therefore you are his servants.
Lastly, if God be a rewarder of them that seeke him, wee learne the great difference betwixt Gods seruice and the diuels. The diuels seruants are fed with faire words, but get nothing, the diuell is able to giue them nothing: but Gods seruants (as wee see heere) are plentifully rewarded. God is a rewarder of them that seeke him: but the diuell is a deceiuer of them that serue him. But will some say, There is none so mad to be the diuels seruants. I answere: Hee that doth any mans worke, is either his seruant or his slaue: but euery sinfull wicked man doth the diuels worke, for sinne is the diuels worke; therefore all impenitent sinners are the diuels seruants. It is Christes argument to the Iewes: You are of your Father the diuell, 1for the workes of your Father you will doe: murthers and lies are his workes, you liue in these sinnes, and doe these workes; therefore you are his seruants.