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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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VERSE 1. Now Faith is the ground of things which are hoped for: and the evidence of things not seen.
VERSE 1. Now Faith is the ground of things which are hoped for: and the euidence of things not seene.
Concerning Faith, 2. points are necessary to be known of every Christian; the doctrine & the practise of it: the whole doctrine of faith (being grounded and gathered out of the word of God) is comprised in the Creed, commonly called the Apostles Creed: which being already by us expounded▪ it followeth in order (next after the doctrine) to lay down also the practise of faith: for which purpose we have chosen this 11. chapter to the Hebrews as being a portion of Scripture, wherein the said practise of faith is most excellently and at large set down.
COncerning Faith, 2. points are necessary to be knowne of euery Christian; the doctrine & the practise of it: the whole doctrine of faith (being grounded and gathered out of the word of God) is comprised in the Creede, commonly called the Apostles Creede: which being already by vs expounded▪ it followeth in order (next after the doctrine) to lay downe also the practise of faith: for which purpose wee haue chosen this 11. chapter to the Hebrewes as being a portion of Scripture, wherein the saide practise of faith is most excellently and at large set downe.