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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 then first mark a special point, that sets out the glory of this Creator: he used no labour, no motion, no pains, no servants, no instrument, no means as men do. He only spake the word, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created. Psal. 148.5. This shows how glorious a God he is, and his power how omnipotent it is: who ⟨p. 32⟩[…] ⟨p. 33⟩[…] ⟨p. 34⟩at his own will and word produced such a glorious frame of heaven and earth: so many 1000. sorts and kinds of creatures in their order and due place. David most seriously considered of this, when he made the 104. Psalm, as appeareth if we read it. We ought also so deeply to meditate of this his glorious power manifested in this miraculous creation, as that we (seeing it) may acknowledge with the Psalmist, Psal. 115.3. Our God sitteth in heaven, and doth whatsoever he will.
Here then first marke a speciall point, that sets out the glorie of this Creator: hee vsed no labour, no motion, no paines, no seruants, no instrument, no meanes as men do. He onely spake the word, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created. Psal. 148.5. This shewes how glorious a God he is, and his power how omnipotent it is: who ⟨p. 32⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 33⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 34⟩at his owne will and word produced such a glorious frame of heauen and earth: so many 1000. sorts and kinds of creatures in their order and due place. Dauid most seriously considered of this, when hee made the 104. Psalme, as appeareth if we reade it. Wee ought also so deepely to meditate of this his glorious power manifested in this miraculous creation, as that we (seeing it) may acknowledge with the Psalmist,