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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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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.
By faith, Abel offered unto God a greater sacrifice then Cain.
By faith, Abel offred vnto God a greater sacrifice then Cain.
The ordinary Exposition of those words, is this: that Cain and Abel coming to offer, there was no difference in the matter of their sacrifice, but only in the manner of offering: in that Abel offered by faith, and so did not Cain.
The ordinary Exposition of those words, is this: that Cain and Abell comming to offer, there was no difference in the matter of their sacrifice, but onely in the manner of offring: in that Abell offred by faith, and so did not Cain.