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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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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 ⟨p. 211⟩the using: namely, meat, drink, apparel, and houses. For what is spent herein, is spent only on our selves: and being spent, is gone; therefore the less, the better: always provided, there be a discreet care had of our healths, and of the credit of the places we hold: and of our enabling to the duties of our calling. Which being sufficiently provided for, it is a Christian frugality to spare, what further may be spared: And he hath the less to answer for, who spendeth the least in superfluities.
First, here we learne frugalitie, out of the ciuill vse of their tents; that is, to vse the blessings and comforts of this life, as soberly and sparingly as may be: and to bestowe as little cost as may be of our selues, in such things as perish in ⟨p. 211⟩the vsing: namely, meate, drinke, apparell, and houses. For what is spent herein, is spent only on our selues: and being spent, is gone; therefore the lesse, the better: alwaies prouided, there be a discreet care had of our healths, and of the credit of the places wee hold: and of our inabling to the duties of our calling. Which beeing sufficiently prouided for, it is a Christian frugality to spare, what further may bespared: And he hath the lesse to answer for, who spendeth the least in superfluities.
Again, here we are taught contentation in the state which God hath appointed us, & not to strive too fast to climb to wealth. These holy men can be content to dwell in tents, and tabernacles, though they might have compassed much more; for they were great and mighty men. Abraham had 318. men, able to bear a sword, in his house daily; & with them, and a little help more, he overthrew divers kings, and rescued Lot, (