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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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Lastly, Cities are places of freedom, and all such great places have some notable privileges; therefore men desire to be free in such places: as is to be seen in London, Rome, Venice, &c. Even the greatest persons will be content to be free of them, and many seek it, and pay deer for it; or at least, work a long time for it.
Lastly, Cities are places of freedome, and all such great places haue some notable priuiledges; therefore men desire to be free in such places: as is to bee seene in London, Rome, Venice, &c. Euen the greatest persons will bee content to be free of them, and many seeke it, and pay deer for it; or at least, worke a long time for it.
But heaven is the City of cities, the perfection of beauty and true happiness: therefore let every one, that desires either honour or happiness, labour and strive to be a free-man of heaven, and never rest till he know he be. And let those that live in cities, when they are admitted free-men, (as daily some are) remember what a blessedness it will be, if they can be admitted free-men of the glorious City which is above; and how little that shall avail them, if they want this, which was the hope and joy of Abraham, and all holy men.
But heauen is the City of cities, the perfection of beauty and true happinesse: therefore let euery one, that desires either honour or happinesse, labour and striue to be a free-man of heauen, and neuer rest till he know hee be. And let those that liue in cities, when they are admitted free-men, (as daily some are) remember what a bles•ednes it will be, if they can bee admitted free-men of the glorious Citie which is aboue; and how little that shall auaile them, if they want this, which was the hope and ioy of Abraham, and all holy men.