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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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First, such men as being called by God to some functions or duties, will not obey: for examples, we have too many. To some, God saith, Leave thy private care, which is, for none but thy self; be a Magistrate, and undertake the public care of the common-wealth: but they, as though they were born for themselves, will not employ themselves in public service.
First, such men as being called by God to some functions or duties, will not obay: for examples, wee haue too many. To som, God saith, Leaue thy priuate care, which is, for none but thy selfe; be a Magistrate, and vndertake the publike care of the common-wealth: but they, as though they were born for themselues, will not imploy themselues in publike seruice.
To some, God saith, Leave thy ease, and thy care of worldly credit, and undertake the teaching of my people, and care not for the contempt of that calling, so thou mayest save souls: but their carnal carnal credit and ease, is more deer unto them, then Abraham's kindred is to him; they will not forsake them.
To some, God saith, Leaue thy ease, and thy care of worldlie credit, and vndertake the teaching of my people, and care not for the contempt of that calling, so thou maist saue soules: but their carnall carnall credit and ease, is more deere vnto them, then Abrahams kindred is to him; they will not forsake them.
These, and all that do so, may make what show they will: but they are not children of Abraham, seeing they want his faith; and they want in his faith, because they fail in his obedience: they must therefore learn to yield when God calleth, and not to stand upon such base allegations of worldly matters; when Abraham left Country and kindred to obey God.