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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.
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.
This Exposition though it be good, yet it fits not the scope of this place, nor the fourth of Gen. The right sense therefore seems to be this; Abel having faith, this faith moved him to testify his thankful heart to God. This he did by offering unto God the best and costliest sacrifice that he could: namely, the first fruits and fattest of his sheep; Whereas unbelieving Cain, having no love to testify unto God, brought only of the fruit of his ground: not of the best as Abel did: but whatsoever cam first to hand. This being the true meaning of the whole▪ let us come to the particular points laid down in this effect, and they are three.
This Exposition though it be good, yet it fits not the scope of this place, nor the fourth of Gen. The right sense therefore seemes to be this; Abell hauing faith, this faith moued him to testifie his thankfull heart to God. This hee did by offring vnto God the best and costliest sacrifice that he could: namely, the first fruites and fattest of his sheepe; Whereas vnbeleeuing Cain, hauing no loue to testifie vnto God, brought onely of the fruite of his ground: not of the best as Abel did: but whatsoeuer cam first to hand. This being the true meaning of the whole▪ let vs come to the particular points laid down in this effect, and they are three.