A09376:853
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The consideration of this difference, hath manifold & profitable use. First, we may see how reasonable the counsel of the Apostle is, 1. Tim 6.•7, Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, and put not their trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God. For, what a misery and vanity is it, to trust in that that is uncertain, and therefore will deceive them? The Apostle tells them what to do: namely, Do good, and be rich in good works, and be ready to distribute, laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may obtain eternal life: that is, that they so spend their riches in holiness & charity ⟨p. 228⟩that they may […] the end attain heaven, which is the City that hath a foundation: and who would not spend riches, which are so uncertain; for heaven, which is so certain a glory?
The consideration of this difference, hath manifold & profitable vse. First, we may see how reasonable the counsell of the Apostle is, 1. Tim 6.•7, Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, and put not their trust in vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God. For, what a misery and vanity is it, to trust in that that is vncertaine, and therefore will deceiue them? The Apostle tells them what to doe: namely, Doe good, and be rich in good works, and be ready to distribute, laying vp in store for themselues a good foundatiō against the time to come, that they may obtain eternal life: that is, that they so spēd their riches in holines & charity ⟨p. 228⟩that they may 〈…〉 the ende attaine heauen, which is the Citie that hath a foundation: and who would not spend riches, which are so vncertaine; for heauen, which is so certaine a glory?