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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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let Papists colour the matter by unsound distinctions as much as they can: & the same might be showed in divers other points and places. And if any ask how this can be: I answer; Noah was warned of God of things not seen: So Gods children are warned and assured of God, of such things as concern their ⟨p. 107⟩salvation, though they be things beyond sense and reason, Gods secrets do belong unto them.
let Papists colour the matter by vnsound distinctions as much as they can: & the same might be shewed in diuers other points and places. And if any aske how this can be: I answere; Noah was warned of God of things not seene: So Gods children are warned and assured of God, of such things as concerne their ⟨p. 107⟩saluation, though they be things beyond sense and reason, Gods secrets doe belong vnto them.
The use of exhortation is, that if God warn his children of his Will, & reveal his secrets to them, this should move and excite us to become truly and indeed Gods servants: for we serve not a Lord that is strange and austere unto us; that will not give us a good look, or a fair word: nay, he is so far from that, that he calls us to his holy Counsel, and makes us know his secrets, and communicates his own self unto us by his blessed Spirit; and by that Spirit revealeth unto us many excellent mysteries of salvation, which the carnal and profane men of the world never dream of.
The vse of exhortation is, that if God warne his children of his Will, & reueale his secrets to them, this should moue and excite vs to become truly and indeede Gods seruants: for we serue not a Lord that is strange and austere vnto vs; that will not giue vs a good looke, or a faire word: nay, hee is so farre from that, that he calls vs to his holy Counsell, and makes vs knowe his secrets, and communicates his owne selfe vnto vs by his blessed Spirit; and by that Spirit reuealeth vnto vs many excellent mysteries of saluation, which the carnal and profane men of the world neuer dreame of.