A09376:1236
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.
First, for the blessing. That we may know the nature and quality of it, we must search out the kinds of blessings how many they be.
First, for the blessing. That we may knowe the nature and quality of it, wee must search out the kindes of blessings how many they be.
In Gods word we find three kinds of blessings: 1. whereby God blesseth man. Now, God blesseth man, by giving unto him gifts and benefits either temporal or spiritual: and so he blessed all his creatures in the beginning, but especially man.
In Gods word wee finde three kindes of blessings: 1. whereby God blesseth man. Now, God blesseth man, by giuing vnto him gifts and benefits either temporall or spirituall: and so he blessed all his creatures in the beginning, but especially man.
The 2. kind of blessing, is that, whereby man blesseth God: and this, man doth by praising God, and giving thanks unto him, who is the Author of all blessings. So Paul saith, Blessed be God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly things in Christ: Ephes. 1.3: beginning his Epistle with this kind of blessing, that is, by praising God. And so Zechariah after the birth of his son, and the receiving of his sight, he sings unto God this song of praise: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, Luk 1.68; that is, praise and thanksgiving be unto the Lord, &c.
The 2. kinde of blessing, is that, whereby man blesseth God: and this, man doth by praising God, and giuing thankes vnto him, who is the Author of all blessings. So Paul saith, Blessed be God euen the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which hath blessed vs with all spirituall blessings in heauenly things in Christ: