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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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2. God will not procure all his children a good name, nor always: for, a good name is of the same nature with other external gifts of God: sometime they are good to a man, sometime hurtful: to some men good, to others hurtful. Every one therefore that hath true faith, may not absolutely assure himself of a good name: but as far forth as God shall see it best for his own glory, and his good.
2. God will not procure all his children a good name, nor alwaies: for, a good name is of the same nature with other externall gifts of God: sometime they are good to a man, sometime hurtfull: to some men good, to others hurtfull. Euery one therefore that hath true faith, may not absolutely assure himselfe of a good name: but as farre forth as God shall see it best for his owne glory, and his good.
3. The good name that God will give his children, stands not so much in outward commendation, and speaking well of a man: as in the inward approbation of the consciences of men. They must therefore be content sometime to be abused, mocked, slandered; & yet notwithstanding they have a good name in the chief respect: for they whose mouths do abuse & condemn them, their very consciences do approve them.
3. The good name that God wil giue his children, stands not so much in outward cōmendation, and speaking wel of a man: as in the inward approbation of the consciences of men. They must therfore be content somtime to be abused, mocked, slandered; & yet notwithstāding they haue a good name in the chief respect: for they whose mouthes do abuse & condemne thē, their very consciences do approue them.
Out of all these the point is manifest, that God will procure his children a good name in this world, as far forth as it is a blessing, and not a curse: and that because they are approved of him, and by faith justified in his sight: for so to be