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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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This being so, It is the more grief to see that worthy calling so abused, and debased as it is; the most of them that practice it being profane, ungodly and dissolute men. Such men should remember, God made the first ship, and God was the first Master, and the first Mariner, the first Pilot, the first governor of a ship: and they should labour to be like him. This is one of those few callings, which may say, God himself was the first deviser and practicer of it. All callings cannot say so: why then should they so far forget whom they succeed? Indeed upon ⟨p. 130⟩the seas and in distresses, they will make some profession of religion: but let them come a-shore; what swearing, what whoring, what drunkenness amongst them? But let them be afraid to be so profane, which hold the place, which once God himself held: or else let them know they are unworthy of so good a calling.
This being so, It is the more griefe to see that worthy calling so abused, and debased as it is; the most of them that practice it being profane, vngodly and dissolute men. Such men should remember, God made the first ship, and God was the first Master, and the first Mariner, the first Pilot, the first gouernour of a ship: and they should labour to be like him. This is one of those fewe callings, which may say, God himselfe was the first deuiser and practicer of it. All callings cannot say so: why then should they so farre forgette whom they succeede? Indeede vppon ⟨p. 130⟩the seas and in distresses, they will make some profession of religion: but let them come a-shore; what swearing, what whoring, what drunkennesse amongst them? But let them be afraid to be so profane, which hold the place, which once God himselfe held: or else let them know they are vnworthy of so good a calling.
And thus we see the reason, and the means how the Ark could save him and his household; namely, because God did govern it.
And thus we see the reason, and the meanes how the Ark could saue him and his houshold; namely, because God did gouerne it.