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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, this may teach Citizens, in the great, populous ⟨p. 225⟩and pompous cities of this world, to labour also to be Citizens in heaven; for that is a city also, and the best on earth are but shadows of it. And it may shame them that are drowned in the pleasures and delicacies of earthly cities, and care not, nor look after the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem: as it is called, Heb. 12.22. But alas, it seems they care not for this shame; for where is security, wantonness, profaneness, oppressions, so common, as in these great cities? And as in the Apostles times, the country town Berea, was more zealous and religious, than the rich and stately city of Thessalonica, Acts, 17.11: So is it generally to this day, especially at such places in the country, where teaching and knowledge is. But let such cities know, that as they have better means, & more comforts, and their very name should put them in mind, and make them in love with heaven; so they shall receive greater damnation.
Secondly, this may teach Citizens, in the great, populous ⟨p. 225⟩and pompous cities of this world, to labour also to be Citizens in heauen; for that is a citie also, and the best on earth are but shadowes of it. And it may shame them that are drowned in the pleasures and delicacies of earthly cities, and care not, nor looke after the city of the liuing God, the heauenly Ierusalem: as it is called, Heb. 12.22. But alas, it seemes they care not for this shame; for where is securitie, wantonnesse, profanenesse, oppressions, so cō mon, as in these great cities? And as in the Apostles times, the countrey towne Berea, was more zealous and religious, than the rich and stately citie of Thessalonica, Acts, 17.11: So is it generally to this day, especially at such places in the countrey, where teaching and knowledge is. But let such cities know, that as they haue better meanes, & more comforts, and their very name should put them in minde, and make them in loue with heauen; so they shall receiue greater damnation.