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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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Contrariwise, the wicked of the world, because they set up their rest in this world, and cared for no other; they began presently to build them houses, nay cities, (as Cain did even in the beginning) Ge. 4.17. And the Sodomites had a city, even walled (as is likely) for Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom, when the two Angels came to him, Gen. 19.1, 2. And the Canaanites had cities walled exceeding high: (Numb. 13.) But we find not, that ever Gods children built them cities, until they came to have a settled Church of their own. But contrariwise, it is worth observing, that God promiseth his people, that they shall come and dwell in cities which they built not: namely, which were built by worldly men to their hand. And thus we see the reasons why Abraham dwelt in tents. Now let us see the use of it.
Contrariwise, the wicked of the world, because they set vp their rest in this world, and cared for no other; they began presently to build them houses, nay cities, (as Cain did euen in the beginning) Ge. 4.17. And the Sodomites had a citie, euen walled (as is likely) for Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodome, when the two Angels came to him, Gen. 19.1, 2. And the Canaanites had cities walled exceeding high: (Numb. 13.) But we find not, that euer Gods children built them cities, vntill they came to haue a settled Church of their owne. But contrariwise, it is worth obseruing, that God promiseth his people, that they shall come and dwell in cities which they built not: namely, which were built by worldly men to their hand. And thus wee see the reasons why Abraham dwelt in tents. Now let vs see the vse of it.
First, here we learn frugality, out of the civill use of their tents; that is, to use the blessings and comforts of this life, as soberly and sparingly as may be: and to bestow as little cost as may be of our selves, in such things as perish in