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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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We must know the Scripture is two ways to be considered. 1. As it was written & penned by holy men, and so it is later then the Church: for Moses was the first penman of Scripture: but secondly, as it is the word of God, the substance, sense, and truth thereof is much more ancient than the Church: yea, without the word of God, there can be no Church: For, without faith is no Church (because the Church is a company of believers) and without the word it is no faith: therefore no word, no faith: no faith, no Church. So then the Scripture was afore the Church, but penned after.
We must know the Scripture is two wayes to be considered. 1. As it was written & penned by holy men, and so it is later then the Church: for Moses was the first penman of Scripture: but secondly, as it is the word of God, the substance, sense, and truth therof is much more antient thē the Church: yea, without the word of God, there can be no Church: For, without faith is no Church (because the Church is a cō pany of beleeuers) and without the word it is no faith: therfore no word, no faith: no faith, no Church. So then the Scripture was afore the Church, but penned after.
Thus we see that Cain and Abel offered.
Thus we see that Cain and Abell offered.
Now secondly, what offered they? sacrifices. Sacrifices were used in the worship of God for two ends. 1. When a sacrifice was offered, especially of beasts, when a man saw the blood of the beasts poured out it put him in mind of his own sins, and the desert of them, & taught him to say thus: Eve as this creature is here slain, & his blood distils & drops away▪ so my sins deserve that my blood should be s••ed and my soul be drenched in hell for ever. This creature can die but one death, for it sinneth not; but my sins deserve both the 1. and 2. death.