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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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All these three in order.
These excellent & most worthy examples, are all grounded on some place of the old testament, and are continued from the beginning of the world almost to Christs incarnation: for he beginneth with Abel, which is so near the beginning, that he was the second good man that lived in the world: yea, and the first of all that had this true faith, as the only means of his salvation. For, as for Adam, he afore his fall had not this faith, neither should it have saved him: but when the first means failed him, then came this faith as the second and more effectual means of his salvation: But Abel was never in possibility to be saved by any thing, but by this faith. And therefore Abel's faith hath the first place of commendation: and that in this verse.
These excellent & most worthy exsamples, are all grounded on some place of the old testament, and are continued from the beginning of the world almost to Christs incarnation: for he beginneth with Abell, which is so neere the beginning, that he was the second good man that liued in the world: yea, and the first of all that had this true faith, as the onely meanes of his saluation. For, as for Adam, he afore his fall had not this faith, neither should it haue saued him: but when the first meanes failed him, then came this faith as the second and more effectuall meanes of his saluation: But Abell was neuer in possibility to be saued by any thing, but by this faith. And therefore Abels faith hath the first place of commendation: and that in this verse.
Abel's faith is here commended for three things: 1. In that he offered by it a greater sacrifice then Cain. 2. By it he obtained testimony with God. 3. By it dead Abel yet speaketh. The 1. effect of Abel's faith, is thus set down by the H. Ghost.
Abels faith is here commended for three things: 1. In that hee offred by it a greater sacrifice then Cain. 2. By it he obtained testimonie with God. 3. By it dead Abell yet speaketh. The 1. effect of Abels faith, is thus set down by the H. Ghost.