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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 second thing, which God revealed to Noah, was, that he would save him and his family from perishing by the waters, which he would bring upon the world. His faith was not in vain: God rewarded it with a singular preservation. Thus dealt he always with his children; delivering Lot out of Sodom, Gen. 19. Rahab out of Jericho: Joshua 6.22. The Kenits from the Amalekites, 1. Sam. 15. and here Noah out of that general destruction. And this, God afore-hand reveals unto him, for his greater comfort and security: that when signs and strange tokens did foretell and show, that still the destruction was nearer and nearer; still Noah might comfort himself in the assurance of that merciful promise which God had made him of his deliverance, and of his family also for his sake.
The second thing, which God reuealed to Noah, was, that he would saue him and his family from perishing by the waters, which he would bring vpon the world. His faith was not in vaine: God rewarded it with a singular preseruation. Thus dealt he alwayes with his children; deliuering Lot out of Sodome, Gen. 19. Rahab out of Hierico: Ioshua 6.22. The Kenits from the Amalekits, 1. Sam. 15. and here Noah out of that generall destruction. And this, God afore-hand reueales vnto him, for his greater comfort and security: that when signes and strange tokens did foretell and shew, that still the destruction was neerer and neerer; still Noah might comfort himselfe in the assurance of that mercifull promise which God had made him of his deliuerance, and of his family also for his sake.
The third thing revealed to him, was the means whereby he should be saved from the universal flood: namely, by an Ark, which for his more assurance he is bid to make himself; that so at every stroke he gave, he might remember this merciful promise of his God unto him. For as every stroke in the making of the Ark, was a loud sounding Sermon unto that sinful generation, to call them to repentance: so was it also an assurance unto Noah of his deliverance. Of which Ark, & of Noah's obedience in making it, we shall hereafter speak at large. And thus much concerning