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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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Here we may learn;
Here we may learne;
First, what the world of this age is to look for, unless there be repentance. For, to speak but of our selves in this Nation; Have not we had the Gospel 30. years and more? and with it peace, and much prosperity? Have not we had a goodly time given us to repent? What is our duty, but with reverence to see and acknowledge this goodness of God, to take hold of this merciful opportunity, this time of grace, and this day of salvation? If we do not, and make no account of the Gospel, what can we look for, but to be condemned, as that world was? Look at the means and opportunities, which these days afford; and they be as golden days, as ever were since Christs, or as ever can be expected, till his coming again. But look at the profaneness, and carnality, and security of this age (even over all Christendom) and this is the Iron age, these be the evil days; and so evil, as nothing can be expected, but a river of brimstone, and a flood of fire to purge it.
First, what the world of this age is to looke for, vnlesse there be repentance. For, to speake but of our selues in this Nation; Haue not we had the Gospell 30. yeeres and more? and with it peace, and much prosperity? Haue not we had a goodly time giuen vs to repent? What is our duty, but with reuerence to see and acknowledge this goodnesse of God, to take hold of this merciful opportunity, this time of grace, and this day of saluation? If wee doe not, and make no account of the Gospell, what can we looke for, but to be condemned, as that world was? Looke at the meanes and opportunities, which these dayes affoord; and they be as golden dayes, as euer were since Christs, or as euer can be expected, till his comming againe. But looke at the profanenesse, and carnality, and security of this age (euen ouer all Christendome) and this is the Iron age, these be the euill dayes; and so euill, as nothing can be expected, but a riuer of brimstone, and a floud of fire to purge it.