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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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Thus we see they offered, and what they offered.
Thus we see they offred, and what they offred.
It followeth; A greater sacrifice then Cain.
The third & last point, is the difference of these sacrifices. For although Cain offered as well as Abel: and offered sacrifice as well as Abel: yet was there a difference in their sacrifices: for Abel's was better then Cains. This is the chief point: for this sets down what was that excellency of his faith, for which he is here commended. Abel is not commended for offering, by his faith: for so did Cain that had no faith: nor for offering sacrifice, by his faith: for so did Cain that had no faith: but because that by his faith he offered a better sacrifice then Cain could.
The third & last point, is the difference of these sacrifices. For although Cain offred as well as Abell: and offred sacrifice as well as Abell: yet was there a difference in their sacrifices: for Abels was better then Cains. This is the chiefe point: for this sets downe what was that excellency of his faith, for which he is here commended. Abell is not commended for offring, by his faith: for so did Cain that had no faith: nor for offring sacrifice, by his faith: for so did Cain that had no faith: but because that by his faith he offred a better sacrifice then Cain could.