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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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For the second, the same David could not enter into consideration of Gods wisdom, in the admirable frame of mans body, Psal. 139.13. &c. but he presently falls into a reverence and admiration thereof in most excellent and passionate words: Thou possessest my reins, thou coveredst me in my mothers womb: I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well: My bones are not hid from thee, though I was made in a secret place, yet thy eyes did see my substance when I ⟨p. 112⟩was without form, and in thy book were all my members written, which in continuance were fashioned, though there were none of them before. How deer therefore are thy counsels to me, O God! Thus we see how this holy King, cannot content himself with any terms, to express his religious and reverent conceit of Gods Majesty.
For the second, the same Dauid could not enter into consideration of Gods wisedome, in the admirable frame of mans body, Psal. 139.13. &c. but he presently falls into a reuerence and admiration thereof in most excellent and passionate words: Thou possessest my reines, thou coueredst me in my mothers wombe: I will praise thee, for I am fearefully and wonderfully made. Meruailous are thy workes, and that my soule knoweth right well: My bones are not hid from thee, though I was made in a secret place, yet thy eyes did see my substance when I ⟨p. 112⟩was without forme, and in thy booke were all my members written, which in continuance were fashioned, though there were none of them before. How deere therefore are thy counsels to mee, O God! Thus we see how this holy King, cannot content himself with any tearmes, to expresse his religious and reuerent conceite of Gods Maiestie.
For the third, Gods merciful works to his Church and children, have always been considered-of by good men with great reverence: And, What shall I give unto the Lord, saith David, for all his benefits poured on me? (