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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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Secondly, if we repent betime, we shall escape the temporal Judgement which God sends upon the world for sin. If not, but defer repentance till the Judgement come, we may then by it save our souls, but our bodies shall perish in the universal Judgement. If the children of Enoch and Methuselah, which were near a-kin unto Noah, had repented at Noah's preaching, they had been saved with Noah: they did not. But when the flood came indeed, then doubtless they believed with Noah, and wished themselves in the Ark with him: but it was too late, they saved their souls, but were drowned with the rest. So assuredly, when God threateneth any Judgement on our Church or Nation, they that believe and repent betime, shall escape it. But they that will live in wantonness with the world, and not repent, till God begin to strike: If then they do, when the flood is come (though salvation cannot be denied to repentance whensoever) yet let them assure themselves, they shall bear their part with the world in the punishment, as they did partake with them in their sins. Let then these two considerations move us all to turn to God by timely repentance: then shall we be sure to escape both the eternal and temporal Judgement; and not be condemned, as here this world of the ungodly was.
Secondly, if we repent betime, we shall escape the temporall Iudgement which God sends vpon the world for sinne. If not, but deferre repentance till the Iudgement come, we may then by it saue our soules, but our bodies shall perish in the vniuersall Iudgement. If the children of Henoch and Methushelah, which were neere a-kinne vnto Noah, had repented at Noahs preaching, they had beene saued with Noah: they did not. But when the floud came indeede, then doubtlesse they beleeued with Noah, and wished themselues in the Arke with him: but it was too late, they saued their soules, but were drowned with the rest. So assuredly, when God threatneth any Iudgement on our Church or Nation, they that beleeue and repent betime, shall escape it. But they that will liue in wantonnesse with the world, and not repent, till God begin to strike: If then they doe, when the floud is come (though saluation cannot be denied to repentance whensoeuer) yet let them assure themselues, they shall beare their part with the world in the punishment, as they did partake with them in their sinnes. Let then these two considerations moue vs all to turne to God by timely repentance: then shall we be sure to escape both the eternall and temporall Iudgement; and not be condemned, as here this world of the vngodly was.