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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 this obedience of Noah is better to be considered of: for it was very excellent & extraordinary; there being many hindrances that might have stopped him in the course of his obedience, and have persuaded him never to have gone about the making of the Ark.
But this obedience of Noah is better to be considered of: for it was very excellent & extraordinary; there being many hindrances that might haue stopped him in the course of his obedience, and haue perswaded him neuer to haue gone about the making of the Arke.
As first, the great quantity of the Ark, amounting to many thousands Cubits; a work of huge labour & great charge.
Again, the length of his labour, to last 120. years. It is a tedious thing, and troublesome to mans nature, to be ever in doing, and never to have done.
Againe, the length of his labour, to last 120. yeeres. It is a tedious thing, and troublesome to mans nature, to be euer in doing, and neuer to haue done.