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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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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.
But especially, the Iudgements of God haue beene alwaies entertained of Gods children with much reuerence and admiration. Blessed Dauid saith, My flesh trembleth for feare of thee, and I am afraid of thy Iudgements, Psal. 119.120. How would this noble King haue trembled and been afraid, if he had beene a priuate man? And how glorious is God, and his workes of iudgements, whereat euen Kings themselues doe tremble? And the Prophet Habbacuk saith, that when hee but hea•d of Gods iudgements to come, his belly trembled, his lips shooke, rottennesse entred into his bones, Habba. 3.16. And thus Noah here, hearing of Gods iust wrath against the sinfull world, and of his purpose to ouerthrowe all liuing flesh by water, was moued with great feare and reuerence at this mighty worke of God: and from the view of this his great and iust iudgement, his faith made him arise to a more earnest consideration of the Maiestie of God. By all which, it is more then apparant, that true faith (wheresoeuer it is) worketh a holy feare and reuerent estimation of God, and of his workes, and of God in and by his workes: whereby on the contrary side, it followeth, that therefore to thinke basely or ordinarily of God, to thinke scornefully of his workes, or to denie his power and his hand, in the great workes, either of mercie or iudgement done in the world, is an argument of a profane heart, and wanting true faith.