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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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Where we learn, that as a man is not to depart out of that Land, where God hath appointed him to dwell, but upon good and sufficient causes: So, when those causes cease, which drew him out, he is not to stay longer from home; but to repair again to the place of his ordinary dwelling. God would have a man dwell at home: and it is levity, and a token of an unconstant mind, and a running-head, for a man to desire to be always abroad.
Where wee learne, that as a man is not to depart out of that Land, where God hath appointed him to dwell, but vpon good and sufficient causes: So, when those causes cease, which drewe him out, hee is not to stay longer from home; but to repaire againe to the place of his ordinarie dwelling. God would haue a man dwell at home: and it is leuitie, and a token of an vnconstant minde, and a running-heade, for a man to desire to bee alwayes abroade.
Birds fly abroad, but so as they may come to their nests at night: So men should endeavour, as much as may be, to take few occasions of being from their dwellings: and when they needs must, to let it be for as short a time as may be. For, as it is a sign of a light woman, Proverbs 7.11, Her feet cannot abide in her house: So is it of an unstayed man, Upon every occasion to be carried from home.
Birdes flie abroade, but so as they may come to their neasts at night: So men should endeuour, as much as may be, to take fewe occasions of being from their dwellings: and when they needes must, to let it be for as short a time as may be. For, as it is a signe of a light woman, Prouerbs 7.11, Her feete cannot abide in her house: So is it of an vnstayde man, Vpon euerie occasion to bee caried from home.