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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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First, his faith yet speaketh, because it admonisheth all men every where, who either hear or read this story, to become such as Abel was, namely, true worshippers of the true God: for, in Abel's example, it provokes all men to be like him, because it assureth them of the same regard and reward with God that Abel had: and so Abel's faith is a never dying Preacher to all Ages of the Church.
First, his faith yet speaketh, because it admonisheth all men euery where, who either heare or reade this story, to become such as Abell was, namely, true worshippers of the true God: for, in Abels example, it prouokes all men to be like him, because it assureth them of the same regard and reward with God that Abell had: and so Abels faith is a neuer dying Preacher to all Ages of the Church.
Here we learn, that the holy Examples of Gods children are real teaching, and loud preaching to other men.
Here wee learne, that the holy Examples of Gods children are reall teaching, and loude preaching to other men.
For there is a double teaching, namely, in word or deed.
For there is a double teaching, namely, in word or deede.