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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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Again, here is sure and solid comfort against all the grie••s, and crosses, and losses of this world: Gods children must needs have their portion of afflictions in this life. But here is their comfort, they may lose their goods, livings, possessions, their good names, their healths, their lives; but their inheritance standeth sure and firm, and cannot be lost. Let them therefore here learn, not to grieve out of measure: for a holy man may say thus to himself, and that most truly; My Father may frown on me for my faults, and chastise me for my sins: but I am sure he will not disinherit me: for I am heir, by faith, of Christs righteousness; and I may lose many things, but I shall not lose that.
Againe, heere is sure and solide comfort against all the grie••s, and crosses, and losses of this world: Gods children must needes haue their portion of afflictions in this life. But here is their comfort, they may lose their goods, liuings, possessions, their good names, their healths, their liues; but their inheritance standeth sure and firme, and cannot be lost. Let them therfore here learne, not to grieue out of measure: for a holy man may say thus to himselfe, and that most truly; My Father may frowne on me for my faults, and chastice me for my sinnes: but I am sure he will not disenherite me: for I am heire, by faith, of Christs righteousnesse; and I may lose many things, but I shall not lose that.
Thirdly and lastly, here must Gods children learn their duties. They are heirs to a godly and glorious inheritance: and Christs righteousness is their inheritance; therefore they must learn to set and settle all their affections on this inheritance. For, there is nothing in the world more worthy to be affected, then a fair inheritance.
Thirdly and lastly, here must Gods children learne their duties. They are heires to a godly and glorious inheritance: and Christes righteousnesse is their inheritance; therefore they must learne to set and settle all their affections on this inheritance. For, there is nothing in the world more worthy to be affected, then a faire inheritance.