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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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But the Papists say, they devise no image to resemble God in, but only such whereby he hath showed himself; as the scripture testifies: as the father, like an old man; the son, as he was incarnate; and the holy Ghost, like a dove, Math. 3.16. Answ. We must not conceive of those forms, of an old man, or of a dove, to have been ever any images of the father, or of the holy Ghost; but only signs and pledges for a time, whereby those persons did then manifest their presence. Now, there being an express commandment against all representation of God by images, not excepting those very shapes, whereby it pleased God for a time to signify his presence; it must needs be idolatrous presumption to make any image of God, or of the Trinity. And indeed, God being invisible (as the text saith) it is impossible to make any true image or resemblance of him.
But the Papists say, they deuise no image to resemble God in, but onely such whereby hee hath shewed himselfe; as the scripture testifies: as the father, like an old man; the sonne, as he was incarnate; and the holy Ghost, like a doue, Math. 3.16. Answ. Wee must not conceiue of those formes, of an old man, or of a doue, to haue beene euer any images of the father, or of the holy Ghost; but onely signes and pledges for a time, whereby those persons did then manifest their presence. Now, there beeing an expresse commandement against all representation of God by images, not excepting those very shapes, whereby it pleased God for a time to signifie his presence; it must needes be idolatrous presumption to make any image of God, or of the Trinitie. And indeed, God being inuisible (as the text saith) it is impossible to make any true image or resemblance of him.
VERSE 28. By faith, he ordained the Passover, and the effusion of blood; lest he that destroyed the first borne, should touch them.
VERSE 28. By faith, hee ordained the Passeouer, and the effusion of blood; lest hee that destroyed the first borne, should touch them.