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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, we must use this world as though we used it not; ⟨p. 206⟩that is, even the necessary comforts & delights thereof: they be the very words of the Apostle, 1. Cor. 7.31. For, so the Pilgrim, when he passeth through a strange Country, hath not his mind troubled with looking or thinking on the goods or commodities of that Country where he is: but using as much thereof, as is necessary for him, all his thoughts are on his own Country. So should we, when we are in our best estates, in our greatest jollity, in the midst of our wealth, and abundance of pleasures, cast our minds from them, & have our thoughts even then conversing in heaven, where is the place of our abode. This is likewise the Apostles exhortation, Philip. 3.20. Worldly men make their belly their God: that is, drown themselves in carnal pleasures, so far; as they forget any other God, any other heaven. But we must not do so: our conversation must be in heaven, from whence we look for our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Secondly, we must vse this world as though we vsed it not; ⟨p. 206⟩that is, euen the necessary comforts & delights thereof: they be the very words of the Apostle, 1. Cor. 7.31. For, so the Pilgrime, when he passeth through a strange Country, hath not his minde troubled with looking or thinking on the goods or cōmodities of that Country where he is: but vsing as much thereof, as is necessary for him, all his thoughts are on his owne Country. So should we, when we are in our best estates, in our greatest iollity, in the midst of our wealth, and abundance of pleasures, cast our mindes from them, & haue our thoughts euen then conuersing in heauen, where is the place of our abode. This is likewise the Apostles exhortation, Philipp. 3.20. Worldly men make their belly their God: that is, drowne themselues in carnall pleasures, so farre; as they forget any other God, any other heauen. But we must not doe so: our conuersation must be in heauen, from whence wee looke for our Sauiour Iesus Christ.