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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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Secondly, besides rules there are Examples, which are special directions: and they are either of God or good men. Extraordinary examples of God, namely such as he did in extraordinary times, or upon extraordinary occasions, they concern us not: for these he did by the power and prerogative of the Godhead: as, bidding of Abraham sacrifice his son, bidding the Israelites spoil the Egyptians, 1and such like.2 But the ordinary works of Gods wisdom in his creatures, of his justice towards sinners, of his mercy towards his children, of his care and providence towards all, are excellent rules of direction for us. Hence we have these rules: Be ye holy for I am holy: Be ye merciful as your Father in heaven is merciful, Luke 6.36.
Secondly, besides rules there are Examples, which are speciall directions: and they are either of God or good men. Extraordinarie examples of God, namely such as hee did in extraordinarie times, or vpon extraordinarie occasions, they concerne vs not: for these hee did by the power and prerogatiue of the Godhead: as, bidding of Abraham sacrifice his sonne, bidding the Israelites spoile the Egyptians, 1and such like.2 But the ordinarie workes of Gods wisedome in his creatures, of his iustice towards sinners, of his mercie towards his children, of his care and prouidence towards all, are excellent rules of direction for vs. Hence wee haue these rules: Be ye holy for I am holy: Be ye mercifull as your Father in heauen is mercifull, Luke 6.36.