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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 first point is the Ground of his faith, A warning or an answer from God. For, he being a righteous man in that wicked ⟨p. 103⟩age, wherein all the world weltered in wickedness, and walking before God in great holiness, when no man cared for religion, he had this special favour from God, that when he purposed to destroy the world for their sin, he first of all revealed to righteous Noah that purpose of his. So that these words have reference to the revelation which Noah had from God, in the 6. of Genesis. For, this message came not from God by any Prophet (for we know none in those evil days, except Noah himself) but either by the Ministry of an Angel, or else by immediate revelation from God himself: and this favour he received from God, not for any cause in the world, but because he was a holy and righteous man.
The first point is the Ground of his faith, A warning or an answere from God. For, he being a righteous man in that wicked ⟨p. 103⟩age, wherein all the world weltred in wickednesse, and walking before God in great holinesse, when no man cared for religion, hee had this speciall fauour from God, that when hee purposed to destroy the world for their sinne, hee first of all reuealed to righteous Noah that purpose of his. So that these words haue reference to the reuelation which Noah had from God, in the 6. of Genesis. For, this message came not from God by any Prophet (for wee know none in those euill dayes, except Noah himselfe) but either by the Ministerie of an Angell, or else by immediate reuelation from God himselfe: and this fauour he receiued from God, not for any cause in the world, but because he was a holy and righteous man.
From hence, we may learn divers excellent instructions.
From hence, wee may learne diuers excellent instructions.