A09376:1717
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
Believers under the Maccabees.Beleeuers vnder the Maccabees.
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.
Here, all these that are in place above others, either by birth▪ or special calling, must learn above all things to labour for the dignity of faith. When we have such things wherein we delight, we desire continuance of them. Behold, the dignity of faith is everlasting: and besides, it sanctifies all civill dignities, and makes the owners of them glorious, & acceptable, both before God and man; when as otherwise, without faith, they are nothing: and, they that have them, can do nothing but abuse them.
Here, all these that are in place aboue others, either by birth▪ or speciall calling, must learne aboue all things to labour for the dignity of faith. When wee haue such things wherein we delight, wee desire continuance of them. Behold, the dignity of faith is euerlasting: and besides, it sanctifies all ciuill dignities, and makes the owners of them glorious, & acceptable, both before God and man; when as otherwise, without faith, they are nothing: and, they that haue them, can doe nothing but abuse them.
Again, the holy Ghost saith, The world was not worthy of these men, for another cause▪ and that is this. Every Christian man by his faith, brings many blessings among those parties, and to that place where he liveth: now, the world ⟨p. 560⟩deserves no such blessings, and therefore is unworthy of the persons by whom they come.
Againe, the holy Ghost saith, The world was not worthy of these men, for another cause▪ and that is this. Euery Christian man by his faith, brings many blessings among those parties, and to that place where he liueth: now, the world ⟨p. 560⟩deserues no such blessings, and therefore is vnworthy of the persons by whom they come.