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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now if we look to humane reasons, Noah had no cause at all to fear as he did. For first, the Judgement was far off; 120. years after: and common reason saith, its folly to fear any thing so far off; but its time enough to fear, when it is near at hand. Again, he was one single man, and the world was full of wise and mighty men: they all heard of it, yet none of them feared; therefore their example might prevail with him, to keep him from fear, and to make him secure and careles•e with the rest: for examples are strong, especially when they are so general.
Now if we looke to humane reasons, Noah had no cause at all to feare as he did. For first, the Iudgement was farre off; 120. yeeres after: and common reason saith, its folly to feare any thing so farre off; but its time enough to feare, when it is neere at hand. Againe, he was one single man, and the world was full of wise and mighty men: they all heard of it, yet none of them feared; therefore their exsample might preuaile with him, to keepe him from feare, and to make him secure and careles•e with the rest: for exsamples are strong, especially when they are so generall.
Thirdly, the strangeness of the Judgement threatened, was such, as might drive any man (in reason) from fearing it at all. For first, who would ever believe, that God would drown all the world with water? such a thing never had been, and therefore how could it be? And again, If all should be drowned, who would think that Noah should escape, and none but he?
Thirdly, the strangenesse of the Iudgement threatned, was such, as might driue any man (in reason) from fearing it at all. For first, who would euer beleeue, that God would drowne all the world with water? such a thing neuer had beene, and therefore how could it be? And againe, If all should be drowned, who would thinke that Noah should escape, and none but he?