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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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Here we learn, that we must not only worship GOD with our souls and hearts, but with our bodies also: for GOD hath created both, and therefore will be worshipped in both, 1. Corinthians 6. verse 20. Old Jacob might have excused himself, that by reason of the weakness of his body, he was not able to adore GOD with any bodily reverence: but yet we see he leans upon his staff; and so, making supply to his bodily weakness, adoreth GOD with his body.
Heere wee learne, that wee must not onely worship GOD with our soules and hearts, but with our bodies also: for GOD hath created both, and therefore will be worshipped in both, 1. Corinthians 6. verse 20. Olde Iacob might haue excused himselfe, that by reason of the weakenesse of his body, hee was not able to adore GOD with any bodily reuerence: but yet wee see hee leanes vpon his staffe; and so, making supply to his bodily weakenesse, adoreth GOD with his bodie.
Question. In what kind of gesture then must we worship God, with our bodies?
Question. In what kinde of gesture then must we worship God, with our bodies?
Answer. The word of GOD doth not prescribe any, by way of limitation. For, sometimes our Saviour Christ prayed kneeling, Luke chapter 21. verse 41: sometimes grovelling; Matthew chapter 26. verse 59; sometime standing; John chapter 11. verse 41: as also did the Apostles. And the Scripture approveth the Publican, who stood a-far off and prayed, Luke chapter 18. verse 13. Elijah also; 1. Kings, chapter 18. verse 42, is said to ⟨p. 372⟩