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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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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⟩pray with his head between his legs; so that we have no certain form prescribed us: only this, we must use that gesture which may best set forth and declare our humble heart, and holy affection unto God.
Answere. The word of GOD doth not prescribe any, by way of limitation. For, sometimes our Sauiour Christ prayed kneeling, Luke chapter 21. verse 41: sometimes groueling; Matthew chapter 26. verse 59; sometime standing; Iohn chapter 11. verse 41: as also did the Apostles. And the Scripture approoueth the Publican, who stoode a-farre off and prayed, Luke chapter 18. verse 13. Elias also; 1. Kings, chapter 18. verse 42, is saide to ⟨p. 372⟩pray with his head betweene his legges; so that wee haue no certaine forme prescribed vs: onely this, wee must vse that gesture which may best set forth and declare our humble heart, and holy affection vnto God.
Here then is confuted an opinion of those, which think that a man may worship God with his heart, & yet worship images with his body; that he may be present at idolatrous worship, yet keep his heart unto God. But Jacobs behaviour, in this place, doth both confute and condemn them: for, he thought his body as due to God, as his soul; and therefore worshipped God with both.