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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
We understand
We vnderstand
That is: Whereas there are many things beyond the reach of reason, and therefore by reason cannot be apprehended or understood, yet by virtue of this faith a man is brought to understand them, and to believe them to be true.
That is: Whereas there are many things beyond the reach of reason, and therefore by reason cannot be apprehended or vnderstood, yet by vertue of this faith a man is brought to vnderstand them, and to beleeue them to be true.
Now then whereas general faith brings understanding of many things which reason cannot reach unto; here, such as be students in humane learning, & which labour to attain to the deepness and perfection of it, are taught, with their travel in humane studies, to have care to join faith and knowledge of religion. For there are many things which our understanding by reason cannot conceive; and many truths which Philosophy cannot reach unto: nay, many also which it denies: but faith is able to persuade and demonstrate them all, and it enlightens the mind, and rectifies the judgement, when as Philosophy hath left the mind in darkness, and the judgement in error. Now, in whom sound knowledge in Philosophy, and this faith in religion do concur together, he is a man of a most rectified judgement, and of a deep reach in the greatest matters: but, separate faith from humane knowledge, and he will stumble at many truths, though he had the wit of all the Philosophers in his own head: For example, that God should make the world of nothing: that it should have beginning & ending; that God should be eternal, and not the world: that mans soul being created, is immortal; These & many other truths, reason cannot see, & therefore Philosophy will not admit: but join faith to it, & then that crooked understanding is rectified &