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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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The ground is, the plain and evident testimony of the old Testament in Genesis; where the words are these: Enoch was not found, 1or not seen, for God took him away. Against this ground, being the very words of the old Testament, no man can take exception. And here in a word, let us all mark the high and sovereign authority of Gods word, which even the holy Ghost himself vouchsafeth to allege for the confirmation of his own words. It had been sufficient that the holy Ghost here affirmed Enoch to be taken away: but we see he proves it out of the old Testament, so also did the Apostles and Christ himself all their doctrine.
The ground is, the plaine and euident testimonie of the old Testament in Genesis; where the words are these: Henoch was not found, 1or not seene, for God tooke him away. Against this ground, being the very wordes of the olde Testament, no man can take exception. And heere in a word, let vs all marke the high and soueraigne authoritie of Gods word, which euen the holy Ghost himselfe vouchsafeth to alledge for the confirmation of his owne words. It had beene sufficient that the holy Ghost here affirmed Enoch to be taken away: but we see he proues it out of the old Testament, so also did the Apostles and Christ himselfe all their doctrine.
Let this teach all men to give due reverence to the holy Scriptures: let teachers allege them; let hearers receive them far above all humane testimonies, seeing the holy Ghost himself vouchsafeth to confirm his own words, by the authority thereof.
Let this teach all men to giue due reuerence to the holy Scriptures: let teachers alledge them; let hearers receiue them farre aboue all humane testimonies, seeing the holy Ghost himself vouchsafeth to confirme his owne words, by the authority thereof.