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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Him that is invisible.] That is God, who is a most simple essence, void of all composition, or corporal substance: for, God is a spirit, (John 4.24.) and therefore invisible, and not subject to mans senses. But some will say, God is said to have head, heart, hands, and feet; with other parts of mans body: and therefore he is visible? Answ. The holy Ghost so speaketh in scripture of God, by way of resemblance of him unto man; that we might the better thereby conceive of his works: for, therefore are the parts of mans body ascribed unto God in scripture, that we might know he doth such works by his divine power, as man doth by the parts of his body. Man showeth his strength and valour in his arm: and by resemblance unto man, God is said to have an Arm, to note out his power and valiant acts. And so God is said to have eyes, because we should conceive, that by his infinite wisdom he seeth all things more clearly, than man doth any thing at noon day, with his bodily eyes. And so of the rest.
Him that is inuisible.] That is God, who is a most simple essence, voyd of all composition, or corporall substance: for, God is a spirit, (Iohn 4.24.) and therefore inuisible, and not subiect to mans senses. But some will say, God is said to haue head, heart, hands, and feete; with other parts of mans body: and therefore he is visible? Answ. The holy Ghost so speaketh in scripture of God, by way of resemblance of him vnto man; that we might the better thereby conceiue of his works: for, therefore are the parts of mans body ascribed vnto God in scripture, that we might know he doth such workes by his diuine power, as man doth by the parts of his body. Man sheweth his strength and valour in his arme: and by resemblance vnto man, God is said to haue an Arme, to note out his power and valiant actes. And so God is said to haue eies, because wee should conceiue, that by his infinite wisdome he seeth all things more cleerely, than man doth any thing at noone day, with his bodily eies. And so of the rest.
But Moses is said, to talk with God face to face: and, to see his back parts,