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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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The consideration hereof should teach us all these duties;
The consideration hereof should teach vs all these duties;
First, not to measure God by our lengths: nor to tie him to our rules, but to esteem of his power and might, as we see it deserves: and to entertain high and honourable thoughts of him & his Majesty, who can rear up so great works, upon so poor foundations.
First, not to measure God by our lengthes: nor to tye him to our rules, but to esteeme of his power and might, as we see it deserues: and to entertaine high and honourable thoughts of him & his Maiestie, who can reare vp so great workes, vpon so poore foundations.
Secondly, not to despair of our selves or our estates, though we think our selves never so weak, so poor, so sick, either in soul or body: but to remember him, that of one made multitudes to spring out. Therefore when thou art brought never so low, either in soul or body, by any miseries either inward or outward; faint not, but go forward in the strength of the Lord thy God. Particularly: If God have afflicted thee with poverty, that thou have almost nothing to begin withal: or for thy soul, is thy knowledge in religion small, thy means poor, thy feeling of Gods favour but weak? yet faint not, but lay fast hold on Gods power & promise, use carefully the holy means God hath ordained, remembering and relying on him, who made millions grow out of one: and assure thy self, that as Job saith, Though thy beginnings be small, yet thy later ends shall greatly increase.
Secondly, not to despaire of our selues or our estates, though we think our selues neuer so weak, so poore, so sick, either in soule or body: but to remember him, that of one made multitudes to spring out. Therefore when thou art brought neuer so low, either in soule or body, by any miseries either inward or outward; faint not, but goe forward in the strength of the Lord thy God. Particularly: If God haue afflicted thee with pouerty, that thou haue almost nothing to begin withall: or for thy soule, is thy knowledge in religion small, thy meanes poore, thy feeling of Gods fauour but weake? yet faint not, but lay fast hold on Gods power & promise, vse carefully the holy means God hath ordained, remembring and relying on him, who made millions grow out of one: and assure thy self, that as Iob saith, Though thy beginnings be small, yet thy later endes shall greatly encrease.