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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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Further, whereas the holy Ghost reasoneth thus upon these examples, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were strangers and Pilgrims, therefore they sought a Country: Herein he teacheth us this special point, to wit; that a doctrine, ⟨p. 297⟩though it be not expressed in plain words in the Bible; yet being gathered thence by right and just consequence, is no less to be believed and received, then that which is plainly expressed: and therefore they are far to blame which mislike these terms in Divinity, person, nature, sacrament, consubstantial, trinity, &c. because they are not expressed in the word. But, they may with good conscience and much profit be retained; because, though not literally, yet in sense and meaning they are contained in the Scripture, and may by just consequence be gathered thence. And, we deny not transubstantiation, because the word is not in the Scripture; but because the matter is not there: nor can by necessary consequence be derived from it, but rather the contrary.
Further, whereas the holy Ghost reasoneth thus vpon these examples, Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, were strangers and Pilgrimes, therefore they sought a Country: Herein hee teacheth vs this speciall point, to wit; that a doctrine, ⟨p. 297⟩though it be not expressed in plaine words in the Bible; yet being gathered thence by right and iust consequence, is no lesse to be beleeued and receiued, then that which is plainly expressed: and therefore they are farre to blame which mislike these tearmes in Diuinitie, person, nature, sacrament, consubstantiall, trinitie, &c. because they are not expressed in the word. But, they may with good conscience and much profit be retained; because, though not literally, yet in sense and meaning they are contained in the Scripture, and may by iust consequence be gathered thence. And, wee denie not transubstantion, because the word is not in the Scripture; but because the matter is not there: nor can by necessary consequence be deriued from it, but rather the contrary.