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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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Again, many refuse these doctrines, the proceeding of the holy Ghost from the son; and the baptizing of children, because they are not expressed in the Scripture. But hence we answer, that though they be not expressly set down in so many words, yet by just consequence they may be soundly gathered out of Scripture, and therefore are true doctrines no less to be believed, then that which is plainly expressed. And thus much of the first part of the reason, And if they had been mindful of that Country, whence they came, they had leisure to have returned. But now they desire a better, that is an heavenly: Wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God. For he hath prepared for them a City.
Againe, many refuse these doctrines, the proceeding of the holy Ghost from the sonne; and the baptizing of children, because they are not expressed in the Scripture. But hence we answer, that though they be not expresly set downe in so many wordes, yet by iust consequence they may be soundly gathered out of Scripture, and therefore are true doctrines no lesse to be beleeued, then that which is plainly expressed. And thus much of the first part of the reason, And if they had beene mindfull of that Countrey, whence they came, they had leisure to haue returned. But now they desire a better, that is an heauenly: Wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God. For he hath prepared for them a Citie.
Here the holy Ghost proveth the second part of the former argument, by 2. reasons: the first, is contained in the 15. verse, and the beginning of the 16. It is taken from the distinction of Countries, and may be framed thus; They either sought an earthly Country or an heavenly Country.
Here the holy Ghost proueth the second part of the former argument, by 2. reasons: the first, is contained in the 15. verse, and the beginning of the 16. It is taken from the distinction of Countries, and may be framed thus; They either sought an earthly Country or an heauēly Country.