A09376:252
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.
Their second reason. Christ was the first that ever entered into heaven both in body and soul▪ and for proof thereof, they bring S. Paul, where he saith,1 Christ is the first fruits of them that sleep.
Their second reason. Christ was the first that euer entred into heauen both in body and soule▪ and for proofe thereof, they bring S. Paul, where he saith,1 Christ is the first fruits of them that sleepe.
Answer. True indeed of them that sleep, that is, of all that die; for Christ entered into heaven both in body & soul, first of all them: but Enoch never died; as the Text here avoucheth: therefore that place hinders not, but Enoch might be in heaven in his body, before Christs humane flesh ascended thither.
Answer. True indeede of them that sleepe, that is, of all that die; for Christ entred into heauen both in body & soule, first of all them: but Henoch neuer died; as the Text here auoucheth: therefore that place hinders not, but Henoch might be in heauen in his body, before Christs humane flesh ascended thither.
Thirdly, they argue out of Saint John: No man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended; the son of man, which is in heaven. But say they, this son of man is not Enoch, but Christ: therefore none but Christ ascended bodily into heaven.