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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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Thirdly, whereas the Papists hold, that all the Fathers who died before Christ, were in Limbus (a place out of heaven) and came not in heaven till Christ fetched them thence, and carried them with him at his ascension; Here we learn it is most false & forged. For here we see, Enoch, and afterwards Elijah were in heaven both in body and soul, many hundred years before Christs Incarnation: whereby (as also by many other evidences that might be brought) it is apparent, that Limbus Patrum is nothing but a devise of that ⟨p. 64⟩heretical Church of Rome.
Thirdly, whereas the Papists holde, that all the Fathers who died before Christ, were in Limbus (a place out of heauen) and came not in heauen till Christ fetcht them thence, and carried them with him at his ascension; Here wee learne it is most false & forged. For here we see, Henoch, and afterwards Elias were in heauen both in body and soule, many hundred yeares before Christs Incarnation: whereby (as also by many other euidences that might be brought) it is apparant, that Limbus Patrum is nothing but a deuise of that ⟨p. 64⟩hereticall Church of Rome.
Hitherto hath the holy Ghost avouched the translation of Enoch. Now he proveth substantially, that he was taken away.
Hitherto hath the holy Ghost auouched the translation of Henoch. Now hee proueth substantially, that he was taken away.
Neither was he found, for God had taken him away.
Neither was hee found, for God had taken him away.