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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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Noah's example is to be a pattern to all Parents and Fathers of families to teach them care not only for the bodies, & bodily welfare of their families, but especially for their souls and spiritual welfare. And if they be bound by all bonds of nature and religion, to provide for the bodies of their children; let reason judge, how much more straightly they are tied to look to their souls. But S. Paul saith, He that provideth not temporal things necessary for his family, is worse then an Infidel, 1. Timo▪ 5.8. Then what is he who provideth nothing for their souls? Surely, his case is extremely fearful. Therefore when thou hast provided meat, apparel, a calling, and marriage, house & living for thy child: think not thou hast done, and so mayest turn them off. The world may take them thus: But God will not take them so at thy hands. No, the greater duty remains behind; thou must provide for their souls, that they may know God, & fear his name. Thou must with Abraham (Gen. 18.19.) Teach thy family, that they may walk in the ways of God: I know Abraham, saith God, that he will do it. And surely God will know all such as do so. By doing thus, men shall make their houses Churches of God, as here Noah's was: & it would be far better with our Church & State, if men did so: Ministers in the Church, & Justices in the Country should have much less to do, if Masters of families would do their duties.
Noahs example is to be a patterne to all Parents and Fathers of families to teach them care not onely for the bodies, & bodily welfare of their families, but especially for their soules and spirituall welfare. And if they be bound by all bonds of nature and religion, to prouide for the bodies of their children; let reason iudge, how much more straightly they are tied to looke to their soules. But S. Paul saith, He that prouideth not temporall things necessary for his family, is worse then an Infidel, 1. Timo▪ 5.8. Then what is he who prouideth nothing for their soules? Surely, his case is extremely fearefull. Therfore when thou hast prouided meat, apparell, a calling, and mariage, house & liuing for thy child: think not thou hast done, and so maist turne them off. The world may take them thus: But God will not take them so at thy hands. No, the greater duty remaines behind; thou must prouide for their soules, that they may know God, & feare his name. Thou must with Abraham (