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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, to advise and guide us for our promises: not to be too reckless, as some are, what we promise: but to consider aforehand, and if it be beyond our power, not to speak the word (for Christian mens words must not be vain) and if we have promised any thing lawful and in our power, to be careful to perform it. Thus to do is to be a faithful man, and is a good sign of a holy man and Gods child: provided this be so,
First, to aduise and guide vs for our promises: not to be too recklesse, as some are, what we promise: but to consider aforehand, and if it be beyond our power, not to speake the word (for Christian mens words must not be vaine) and if we haue promised any thing lawfull and in our power, to be carefull to performe it. Thus to doe is to be a faithfull man, and is a good signe of a holy man and Gods childe: prouided this be so,
First of all towards God, that we make conscience of performing the great vow we made in our baptism, and all other serious & holy purposes of our heart made to God. For, otherwise, he that breaks his vow to God carelessly, by living profanely, he may in worldly policy keep •is word, but he cannot do it in conscience.
First of all towards God, that wee make conscience of performing the great vow wee made in our baptisme, and all other serious & holy purposes of our heart made to God. For, otherwise, hee that breakes his vowe to God carelesly, by liuing profanely, hee may in worldly policy keepe •is word, but he cannot doe it in conscience.
The Church of Rome is foully faulty in this point, making no conscience of breaking promise and faith with us, or any of our religion; their nakedness herein is discovered in the face of all Christendom: let them that are wie be warned of it. They make great ostentation of their vows, and of their care to perform them, above any other religion: but it appears hereby to be vile hypocrisy. For, if they were conscionably, and not politically and formally careful of their vows of chastity, poverty, & others, made to God, they could not but be likewise careful of their promises made to men: for the one of these is the fountain ad root of the other. But the neglect of the one, showeth the formality and hypocrisy of the other.