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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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The consideration hereof is profitable unto us; for it is a received opinion with many at this day, that GOD ⟨p. 356⟩did purpose to save all men. Now when question is made, Why then are not all men saved? They answer, because men will not, though God will. But this opinion is erroneous; for, it makes mans will to over-rule GODs counsel: as if they should say, GOD willeth it not, because men will it not; or else (which is worse) God willeth it: but it cometh not to pass, because man will not do it. But Gods will and counsel is the highest and chiefest cause of all; & look whatsoever he willeth, that bringeth he to pass: and because all men are not saved, therefore we may safely think, and say, that God did never decree to save all men.
The consideration heereof is profitable vnto vs; for it is a receiued opinion with many at this day, that GOD ⟨p. 356⟩did purpose to saue all men. Now when question is made, Why then are not all men saued? They answer, because men will not, though God will. But this opinion is erroneous; for, it makes mans will to ouer-rule GODs counsell: as if they should say, GOD willeth it not, because men will it not; or else (which is worse) God willeth it: but it commeth not to passe, because man will not doe it. But Gods will and counsell is the highest and chiefest cause of al; & looke whatsoeuer he willeth, that bringeth he to passe: and because all men are not saued, therfore we may safely thinke, and say, that God did neuer decree to saue all men.
Now further, more particularly of Jacobs blessing: first, it may be asked, How could Jacob be blessed, seeing he came dissemblingly and lying to his father?
Now further, more particularly of Iacobs blessing: first, it may be asked, How could Iacob bee blessed, seeing hee came dissemblingly and lying to his father?