A09376:1083
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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For they that say such things, declare plainly that they seek a Country.
For they that say such things, declare plainly that they seeke a Country.
In the former verse, was set down the constancy of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Jacob, in the faith. Now in the 14.15. and 16. verses, the holy Ghost proceedeth to amplify and enlarge the commendation of their perseverance in the faith: for the scope of all these verses, is to prove, that all these particularly were constant in the faith unto the end. The proof is made by one substantial reason; the sum whereof is this: Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Jacob, sought for their Country, which was heaven, and therefore they were constant in the true faith.
In the former verse, was set downe the constancie of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Iacob, in the faith. Now in the 14.15. and 16. verses, the holy Ghost proceedeth to amplifie and inlarge the commendation of their perseuerance in the faith: for the scope of all these verses, is to proue, that all these particularly were constant in the faith vnto the end. The proofe is made by one substantiall reason; the summe whereof is this: Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Iacob, sought for their Country, which was heauen, and therefore they were constant in the true faith.
But some may think that this reason is not substantial, for men may seek for heaven that never had true saving faith. As, Balaam desired that his end might be like the end of the righteous, Numb. 23.10: wherewith no doubt he desired the state of the righteous after this life.
But some may thinke that this reason is not substantiall, for men may seeke for heauen that neuer had true sauing faith. As, Balaam desired that his end might be like the end of the righteous,