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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 ground whence this reverence sprang, was his true and saving faith: for the holy Ghost first tells us of Noah's faith, & afterwards of this reverent fear he had of God, and his great works.
The ground whence this reuerence sprang, was his true and sauing faith: for the holy Ghost first tells vs of Noahs faith, & afterwards of this reuerent feare he had of God, and his great workes.
Where we learn, that whosoever is endued with saving faith, is also touched with fear and reverence at the consideration of God, and his glorious works; whether they be works of his power, his wisdom, his mercy, or his justice, or of all together.
Where we learne, that whosoeuer is endued with sauing faith, is also touched with feare and reuerence at the consideration of God, and his glorious workes; whether they be works of his power, his wisedome, his mercy, or his iustice, or of all together.
For the first: David could not see the works of Gods power in the creation, Psalm. 8. But when he looked up and beheld the heavens, the works of Gods hands, the moon and the stars which he had ordained; he forthwith fell into a reverence and admiration of Gods mercy to man, for whom and whose use he made them all.
For the first: Dauid could not see the workes of Gods power in the creation, Psalm. 8. But when he looked vp and beheld the heauens, the workes of Gods hands, the moone and the starres which he had ordained; hee forthwith fell into a reuerence and admiration of Gods mercy to man, for whom and whose vse he made them all.