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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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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.
We must therefore first labour above all worldly things for this inheritance; namely, to be made partakers of this righteousness. This is that pearl, which we having found, must sell all we have to buy it. And when we have gotten it, we must care to keep it, and therefore must lay it up in our very hearts and souls: and keeping it, we must rejoice and delight in it above the world, and all the pleasures of it.
We must therefore first labour aboue all worldly things for this inheritance; namely, to be made partakers of this righteousnesse. This is that pearle, which wee hauing found, must sell all we haue to buy it. And when wee haue gotten it, wee must care to keepe it, and therefore must lay it vp in our verie hearts and soules: and keeping it, wee must reioyce and delight in it aboue the world, and all the pleasures of it.
This is the glorious portion which our God and Father leaveth us as his children: what should all the care of our hearts be, but to preserve it? Naboth had a little Vineyard, that came to him from his Father by inheritance: Ahab the King, would give him money, or a better Vineyard for it. But Naboth would not: Nay (saith he) God forbid I should sell my Fathers inheritance,