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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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We must therefore follow holy Abraham, who is here commended for abiding, or dwelling in the Country, which God had given him.
We must therefore followe holy Abraham, who is heere commended for abiding, or dwelling in the Country, which God had giuen him.
Again, this practice of Abraham's faith, condemns the wandering beggar, to be an unfaithful and ungracious generation. Our Land (by the abuse of our peace and plenty) is full of such. Ask them where they dwell: their answer is, They have small dwelling; but, look into the matter, and they have the largest dwelling of all: for they dwell every where, & all abroad; they count it bondage to be tied to one Town, or dwell in one Parish, and think it freedom and liberty to dwell every where. These are Caterpillars of a Common-wealth, and the greatest robbers of the poor that are. Common Thieves steal from rich men: but these steal from the poor; they get that from men, which the true poor should have. No good comes to Church nor Common-wealth by these men, but much hurt to both. For, a finger cut off from his place, is of no use: so, a man ⟨p. 200⟩living out of his calling, and out of his place, is of no use in the body politic.
Againe, this practice of Abrahams faith, condemnes the wandring begger, to be an vnfaithfull and vngracious generation. Our Land (by the abuse of our peace and plenty) is full of such. Aske them where they dwell: their answere is, They haue small dwelling; but, looke into the matter, and they haue the largest dwelling of all: for they dwell euery where, & all abroad; they count it bondage to be tied to one Towne, or dwell in one Parish, and thinke it freedome and libertie to dwell euery where. These are Carerpillers of a Common-wealth, and the greatest robbers of the poore that are. Common Theeues steale from rich men: but these steale from the poore; they get that from men, which the true poore should haue. No good comes to Church nor Common-wealth by these men, but much hurt to both. For, a finger cut off from his place, is of no vse: so, a man