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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 second motive, stirring up this reverence in him, was the consideration of Gods wonderful mercy to him and his family, in saving them. This mercy seemed so wonderful to him, both for that he knew it was undeserved (knowing himself a sinful man, and therefore not able to merit Gods favour, and being privy to himself of his own manifold imperfections) and also ⟨p. 117⟩unexpected, for he never thought to have been spared alone in an universal destruction: therefore he wondered with reverence at so great a mercy. Thus Gods mercies do not only win a mans heart to love God, but even to fear him with much reverence: this David proveth (Psalm 130.4) There is mercy with thee, O Lord, that thou mayest be feared: as though he had said; thy great mercies to thy children, O Lord, do make them conceive a reverent estimation of thee. This made David cry out in a holy passion: How excellent are thy mercies, O Lord! Psal.
The second motiue, stirring vp this reuerence in him, was the consideration of Gods wonderfull mercie to him and his family, in sauing them. This mercy seemed so wonderfull to him, both for that hee knewe it was vndeserued (knowing himselfe a sinnefull man, and therfore not able to merit Gods fauour, and being priuy to himselfe of his owne manifolde imperfections) and also ⟨p. 117⟩vnexpected, for he neuer thought to haue been spared alone in an vniuersall destruction: therefore he wondred with reuerence at so great a mercy. Thus Gods mercies doe not onely winne a mans heart to loue God, but euen to feare him with much reuerence: this Dauid proueth (Psalm 130.4) There is mercy with thee, O Lord, that thou maist be feared: as though he had said; thy great mercies to thy children, O Lord, do make them conceiue a reuerent estimation of thee. This made Dauid cry out in a holy passion: How excellent are thy mercies, O Lord! Psal.