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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, for the estates of life whereunto God calleth men, ⟨p. 171⟩they are three: General, Particular, Personal.
Secondly, for ye estates of life wherunto God calleth men, ⟨p. 171⟩they are three: Generall, Particular, Personall.
Gods General calling, is, whereby he calleth all men to repentance by the Gospel, and so to life eternal. Of this, speaks the Apostle, Rom. 8.30. Whom God predestinated, them also he called: and Rom 11.29. The calling of God, is without repentance. Hereby he calls men in this life to the state of grace, and to the state of glory in heaven; and this is to all.
Gods Generall calling, is, whereby hee calleth all men to repentance by the Gospell, and so to life eternall. Of this, speaks the Apostle, Rom. 8.30. Whom God predestinated, them also he called: and Rom 11.29. The calling of God, is without repentance. Heereby hee calls men in this life to the state of grace, and to the state of glory in heauen; and this is to all.
His Particular calling is, when he calleth and assigneth men to some particular estate and duty, in Family, Church, or Common-wealth: as, when a man is called to be a Magistrate, Minister, Master of a family, Lawyer, Physician, &c.
His Particular calling is, when hee calleth and assigneth men to some particular estate and duty, in Family, Church, or Common-wealth: as, when a man is called to be a Magistrate, Minister, Master of a familie, Lawyer, Physician, &c.