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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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The consideration hereof, is of special use: for, it may be, we shall see Kings, and people of great power and number, to make revolt from the Gospel of Christ, and to fall to Antichrist, embracing popery: hereat indeed, we must be grieved, but yet withal, here is good cause of comfort unto us; for we must know, that Satan's kingdom must be battered down, not so much by the power of Kings, as by the breath of GODs mouth: not so much by the sword of flesh, as by the sword of the spirit. So it is said, that the man of sin, even Antichrist must be abolished: not by the power of Princes; yea, let all the princes & potentates in the world do their best for him, yet ⟨p. 470⟩his kingdom must down in Gods good time; for God will consume him with the breath of his mouth, and abolish him by the brightness of his coming, 2. Thes. 2.8. that is, by the preaching of the word, in the mouths of his Ministers, who are men void of all worldly power and policy.
The consideration hereof, is of speciall vse: for, it may be, wee shall see Kings, and people of great power and number, to make reuolt from the Gospel of Christ, and to fall to Antichrist, embracing popery: hereat indeede, wee must be grieued, but yet withal, here is good cause of comfort vnto vs; for wee must knowe, that Satans kingdome must bee battered downe, not so much by the power of Kings, as by the breath of GODs mouth: not so much by the sword of flesh, as by the sword of the spirit. So it is said, that the man of sinne, euen Antichrist must bee abolished: not by the power of Princes; yea, let all the princes & potētates in the world do their best for him, yet ⟨p. 470⟩his kingdome must downe in Gods good time; for God will consume him with the breath of his mouth, and abolish him by the brightnesse of his comming, 2. Thes. 2.8. that is, by the preaching of the word, in the mouthes of his Ministers, who are men voyde of all worldly power and policie.