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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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But, what doth it make us to understand? the text saith, That the world was ordained, &c. Amongst many Expositions we may most safely set down and approve this; God by his word or commandment hath ordained, that is, made in good order: the ages, that is, the world and all in it; and all this he did by his word, and (which is more strange then that) made them all of nothing. That is a wonderful thing: reason conceives it not, but disputes against it: Philosophy grants it not, but writes against it: but mark the privilege of this faith; it makes a man believe it, and shows him also how it is.
But, what doth it make vs to vnderstand? the text saith, That the world was ordained, &c. Amongst many Expositions we may most safely set downe and approue this; God by his word or cōmandement hath ordained, that is, made in good order: the ages, that is, the world and all in it; and all this he did by his word, and (which is more strange then that) made them all of nothing. That is a wonderfull thing: reason cō ceiues it not, but disputes against it: Philosophy grants it not, but writes against it: but marke the priuiledge of this faith; it makes a man beleeue it, and shewes him also how it is.
Now for our better perceiving the excellency of this power of faith; here are 4. points set down: 1. What was created? The worlds. 2. In what manner? Ordained. 3. By what means? By Gods word. 4. Of what matter? Of nothing.
Now for our better perceiuing the excellency of this power of faith; here are 4. points set downe: 1. What was created? The worlds. 2. In what manner? Ordained. 3. By what meanes? By Gods word. 4. Of what matter? Of nothing.
Of these in order.