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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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The 3. effect, whereby Abel's faith is commended, is laid down in these words. Concerning the meaning whereof there is some difference, which is briefly to be examined. Some think the words should be thus translated: By which also Abel being dead, is yet spoke of; making the meaning to be, that by his faith he obtained a good name to all posterities: but it seems this cannot stand, for two causes: First, because that is already affirmed of Abel and all the rest, in the second verse, that through faith they had obtained a good report: which therefore might seem needless so soon to be repeated again. Secondly, for that afterward Christs blood & Abel's being compared together,1 it is not said that Christs blood is better spoken of then Abel's: but that it speaketh better things than Abel did. Therefore the words are rightly translated.
The 3. effect, whereby Abels faith is commended, is laide downe in these words. Concerning the meaning whereof there is some difference, which is briefely to be examined. Some thinke the words should be thus translated: By which also Abell being dead, is yet spoke of; making the meaning to be, that by his faith he obtained a good name to all posterities: but it seemes this cannot stand, for two causes: First, because that is already affirmed of Abell and all the rest, in the second verse, that through faith they had obtained a good report: which therefore might seeme needlesse so soone to be repeated againe. Secondly, for that afterward Christs bloud & Abels being compared together,1 it is not said that Christs bloud is better spoken of then Abels: but that it speaketh better things thē Abels did. Therfore the words are rightly trāslated.
- 1Chap. 12.24▪
Now for the true sense of them, it is likely the holy Ghost here hath relation to the story whence it is taken; where,