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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 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 ⟨p. 111⟩the ground of Noah's faith, which was a warning or revelation from God.
The third thing reuealed to him, was the meanes whereby he should be saued from the vniuersall floud: namely, by an Arke, which for his more assurance hee is bid to make himselfe; that so at euery stroke he gaue, he might remember this mercifull promise of his God vnto him. For as euery stroke in the making of the Arke, was a loude sounding Sermon vnto that sinfull generation, to call them to repentance: so was it also an assurance vnto Noah of his deliuerance. Of which Ark, & of Noahs obedience in making it, we shall hereafter speake at large. And thus much concerning ⟨p. 111⟩the ground of Noahs faith, which was a warning or reuelation from God.
Now followeth a second point: namely, the commendation of his faith, or a description of the excellency thereof, by divers and singular effects; Moved with reverence,
Now followeth a second point: namely, the commendation of his faith, or a description of the excellencie thereof, by diuers and singular effects; Moued with reuerence,