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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, •ere Ministers must learn their duty: for if no action can possibly please God, that is done without faith, nor can be done in faith without warrant from the word, then must they be Gods mouth unto the people, to be able to tell them what is lawful, what is unlawful by the word; that so their people may perform their actions in faith, and consequently please God.
Secondly, •ere Ministers must learne their duty: for if no action can possibly please God, that is done without faith, nor can be done in faith without warrant from the word, then must they be Gods mouth vnto the people, to be able to tell them what is lawfull, what is vnlawfull by the word; that so their people may performe their actions in faith, and consequently please God.
Now having laid down this Rule; because it is a principle of so great moment, the holy Ghost in the next words proceeds to the proof of it.
Now hauing laid downe this Rule; because it is a principle of so great moment, the holy Ghost in the next words proceedes to the proofe of it.
For he, that cometh to God, must believe that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek him.
For he, that commeth to God, must beleeue that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seeke him.