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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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Shall they then be the Secretaries of the most high God, the fountain of wisdom, and learning; and shall not their books be filled with the most excellent learning in all kinds? Doubtless, who ever searcheth it, shall find it to be so.
Shall they then bee the Secretaries of the most high God, the fountaine of wisdome, and learning; and shall not their bookes bee filled with the most excellent learning in all kinds? Doubtlesse, who euer searcheth it, shall finde it to be so.
Seeing therefore, Eloquence is lawful, and that Preachers may lawfully use it; let them also know, where to have it: let them study Gods Books, and there they shall find not only Divinity, but knowledge and learning of all sorts, and that most exquisite: and as excellent patterns and presidents of Eloquence, as are to be found in any Authors in the world. And let ⟨p. 267⟩them, if they would preach with spiritual power, and eloquence; look how Moses, the Prophets, our Saviour Christ, and his Apostles preached▪ for, to follow them is the true way.
Seeing therefore, Eloquence is lawfull, and that Preachers may lawfully vse it; let them also knowe, where to haue it: let them study Gods Bookes, and there they shall finde not onely Diuinitie, but knowledge and learning of all sorts, and that most exquisite: and as excellent patternes and presidents of Eloquence, as are to bee found in any Authors in the world. And let ⟨p. 267⟩them, if they would preach with spirituall power, and eloquence; looke how Moses, the Prophets, our Sauiour Christ, and his Apostles preached▪ for, to follow them is the true way.