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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
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.
That is, from earth to heaven, not by an ordinary work, but miraculously; as is evident by the next words, That he should not see death.
That is, from earth to heauen, not by an ordinary worke, but miraculously; as is euident by the next words, That he should not see death.
That is, that he should not feel death, nor any dissolution of soul and body: and therefore his taking away was miraculous. For, to be taken away by death is an ordinary work: but to be taken away, and yet not die, that is miraculous and extraordinary: and such was Henochs.
That is, that he should not feele death, nor any dissolution of soule and body: and therefore his taking away was miraculous. For, to be taken away by death is an ordinarie worke: but to be taken away, and yet not die, that is miraculous and extraordinary: and such was Henochs.
So then the substance of these words is thus much; Enoch having this grace from God, to believe steadfastly in the Messiah to come, was likewise honoured with this high prerogative, To be taken into heaven, without tasting of death, & further was taken away to the end that he might not die. Thus we have the meaning.
So then the substance of these words is thus much; Henoch hauing this grace from God, to beleeue stedfastly in the Messias to come, was likewise honoured with this high prerogatiue, To be taken into heauen, without tasting of death, & further was taken away to the end that he might not die. Thus we haue the meaning.