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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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I answer, to believe the true God to be God indeed, is a matter of great difficulty. For, though a man by nature think there is a God, yet do we not by nature think the true God to be God. Nay, by nature every man is an Atheist, and denieth in his heart the true God to be God, and doth impugn the first commandment above all other. And this ⟨p. 81⟩may truly and safely be affirmed of all men that ever came of Adam (Christ alone excepted) that by nature they are Atheists, and it may be proved thus.
I answer, to beleeue the true God to be God indeede, is a matter of great difficulty. For, though a man by nature thinke there is a God, yet doe we not by nature thinke the true God to be God. Nay, by nature euery man is an Atheist, and denieth in his heart the true God to be God, and doth impugne the first commaundement aboue all other. And this ⟨p. 81⟩may truly and safely be affirmed of all men that euer came of Adam (Christ alone excepted) that by nature they are Atheists, and it may be proued thus.
By nature, though we know and believe there is a God, yet the corruption of our nature is such, as we frame and feign him to ourselves to be such a one as we please; for, we deny in our hearts his power, his presence, and his justice. But to take away these three from him, is to deny the true God to be God indeed.
By nature, though wee know and beleeue there is a God, yet the corruption of our nature is such, as wee frame and faine him to ourselues to be such a one as we please; for, we denie in our hearts his power, his presence, and his iustice. But to take away these three from him, is to denie the true God to be God indeede.