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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 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? (Psalm 116.12.)
For the third, Gods mercifull workes to his Church and children, haue alwayes beene considered-of by good men with great reuerence: And, What shall I giue vnto the Lord, saith Dauid, for all his benefites poured on mee? (Psalm 116.12.)
But especially, the Judgements of God have been always entertained of Gods children with much reverence and admiration. Blessed David saith, My flesh trembleth for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy Judgements, Psal. 119.120. How would this noble King have trembled and been afraid, if he had been a private man? And how glorious is God, and his works of judgements, whereat even Kings themselves do tremble? And the Prophet Habakkuk saith, that when he but hea•d of Gods judgements to come, his belly trembled, his lips shook, rottenness entered into his bones, Habba. 3.16. And thus Noah here, hearing of Gods just wrath against the sinful world, and of his purpose to overthrow all living flesh by water, was moved with great fear and reverence at this mighty work of God: and from the view of this his great and just judgement, his faith made him arise to a more earnest consideration of the Majesty of God. By all which, it is more then apparent, that true faith (wheresoever it is) worketh a holy fear and reverent estimation of God, and of his works, and of God in and by his works: whereby on the contrary side, it followeth, that therefore to think basely or ordinarily of God, to think scornfully of his works, or to deny his power and his hand, in the great works, either of mercy or judgement done in the world, is an argument of a profane heart, and wanting true faith.