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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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Some think he was translated in soul only, and not in body: and they say he died in the translation, so as his soul only was taken up into heaven, and his body slept in the earth. Though this appears false at the first sight, yet let us see their reasons, and what they can say for themselves.
Some thinke hee was translated in soule onely, and not in body: and they say he died in the translation, so as his soule onely was taken vp into heauen, and his body slept in the earth. Though this appeares false at the first sight, yet let vs see their reasons, and what they can say for themselues.
Their first reason is this; No mortal body unglorified can enter into heaven: but there is no mention of his glorification: therefore his body could not come in heaven.
Their first reason is this; No mortall body vnglorified can enter into heauen: but there is no mention of his glorification: therefore his body could not come in heauen.
Answer. It is certain it was glorified ere it came in heaven. If they reply, it is not mentioned: I answer it followeth not, that therefore it was not: for every circumstance of every action is not mentioned. For, many circumstances of actions must necessarily be supposed, & such a one was this. Again, the glorification of his body is here plainly enough implied where it is said he was translated, that he should not see death. Now, if his body saw not death, it was made immortal, ⟨p. 61⟩which is a special part of glorification.
Answer. It is certaine it was glorified ere it came in heauen. If they reply, it is not mentioned: I answere it followeth not, that therefore it was not: for euery circumstance of euery action is not mentioned. For, many circumstances of actions must necessarily be supposed, & such a one was this. Againe, the glorification of his body is here plainly enough implied where it is said he was translated, that he should not see death. Now, if his body sawe not death, it was made immortall,