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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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And no les•e ought it to work in the hearts of all true hearted English men, and faithful Christians. For, did not the Lord restore & establish the Gospel to our nation, by a child and by a woman; and in her time when all other Princes were against her (contrary to the rules of policy)? and did not God in our late deliverance, overthrow our enemies, not so much by the power of man, as by his own hand? Did not he fight from heaven? Did not the stars and the winds in their courses sight against that Sisera of Spain? Let us therefore with blessed Noah stand amazed to see Gods mercies, & with reverence & fear magnify his great and glorious name.
And no les•e ought it to worke in the hearts of all true hear•ed English men, and faithfull Christians. For, did not the Lord restore & establish the Gospell to our nation, by a child and by a woman; and in her time when all other Princes were against her (cōtrary to the rules of policy)? and did not God in our late deliuerance, ouerthrow our enemies, not so much by the power of man, as by his owne hand? Did not he fight from heauen? Did not the starres and the winds in their courses sight against that Sisera of Spaine? Let vs therefore with blessed Noah stād amazed to see Gods mercies, & with reuerence & feare magnifie his great and glorious name.
And thus we have the three motives that moved in Noah this Reverence of God: the consideration first of his great Judgement on the sinful world: 2. Of his great mercy in saving him: 3. Of his admirable power and wisdom, showed both in the Judgement and the mercy.
And thus we haue the three motiues that moued in Noah this Reuerence of God: the consideration first of his great Iudgement on the sinfull world: 2. Of his great mercy in sauing him: 3. Of his admirable power and wisedome, shewed both in the Iudgement and the mercy.