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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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Contrary both to the divinity and practice of some in this age: who say, If I shall be saved, I may live as I list: and though I live as I list, yet if in the end I can say, Lord have mercy on me, I am safe enough. But Noah would not trust his body on such conditions, though they be so presumptuous as to trust their souls. Let such men be assured, God in his decree hath tied the end and the means together. Let not therefore man separate what God hath joined together: he that doth, let him look for no more salvation if he use not the means, then Noah would have done for safety, if he had made no Ark. And thus we see the second effect of his faith. It followeth; To the saving of his household.
Contrary both to the diuinitie and practice of some in this age: who say, If I shall be saued, I may liue as I list: and though I liue as I list, yet if in the end I can say, Lord haue mercie on me, I am safe enough. But Noah would not trust his body on such conditions, though they be so presumptuous as to trust their soules. Let such men be assured, God in his decree hath tied the end and the meanes together. Let not therfore man separate what God hath ioyned together: he that doth, let him look for no more saluation if he vse not the meanes, then Noah would haue done for safety, if hee had made no Arke. And thus wee see the second effect of his faith. It followeth; To the sauing of his houshold.
Now this second effect of preparing, is further enlarged by a particular enumeration of the Ends or purposes, why the Ark was made; namely, both of Gods commandment, and his obedience in making it.
Now this second effect of preparing, is further inlarged by a particular enumeration of the Ends or purposes, why the Arke was made; namely, both of Gods commandement, and his obedience in making it.