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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, such as live by dicing, carding, or by plays and ⟨p. 179⟩Interludes, thinking any trade lawful that brings in wealth, or that gets money; never caring whether God allow the calling or no.
Secondly, such as liue by dicing, carding, or by playes and ⟨p. 179⟩Enterludes, thinking any trade lawfull that brings in wealth, or that gets money; neuer caring whether God allow the calling or no.
Thirdly, such as live in no calling, but spend their time in eating, drinking, sleeping, and sporting, because they have livings of their own, and lands left by their parents.
Thirdly, such as liue in no calling, but spend their time in eating, drinking, sleeping, and sporting, because they haue liuings of their owne, and lands left by their parents.
All these, and all such like, do obey indeed: but whereunto? not unto Gods calling: for alas, he never called them to these courses, but hath often recalled them from it; therefore this is the obedience not of faith, but of corruption, and of the world, which is a plain disobedience unto God. For, as the wisdom of the flesh or the world is foolishness with God, Rom. 8: so obedience to the flesh or the world, is disobedience, and rebellion against God.
All these, and all such like, doe obay indeede: but whereunto? not vnto Gods calling: for alas, he neuer called them to these courses, but hath often recalled them from it; therefore this is the obedience not of faith, but of corruption, and of the world, which is a plaine disobedience vnto God. For, as the wisedom of the flesh or the world is foolishnesse with God,