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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
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.
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.
Question. How do Christians bring blessings to places where they live? Answer. First, by their presence: for, as GOD said to Abraham the Father of the faithful, Thou shalt be a blessing, Gen. 12.3, so is it with all believers. Laban confesseth that he perceived that the Lord had blessed him for Jacobs sake, Gen. 30.27. And Potiphar saw that Joseph was a blessing in his house: For, the Lord made all that he did to prosper, Gen. 39.2.3. While Lot was in Sodom, the Angel could not destroy it. Gen 19.22. And if there had been ten believers in Sodom, the Lord would have spared all for tens sake, Gen. 18.32. Now, bringing good things, and keeping back Gods judgements by their presence, they are thereby blessings. Secondly, they are blessings by their prayers. Abraham prayed for Abimelech,