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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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Thirdly, they saw they were saved from the flood, by faith and obedience. For first, Noah believed Gods word, that the flood should come; then he obeyed Gods commandment, and made the Ark, as he was commanded. And thus he and his, by believing & obeying, were saved through the Ark: and without these, the Ark could not have saved them. This taught them more particularly how to be saved; namely, by believing God, and obeying God, and else no salvation. For, when they saw their bodies could not be saved without them; It assured them, much less could their souls be saved without faith and obedience.
Thirdly, they saw they were saued from the floud, by faith and obedience. For first, Noah beleeued Gods word, that the floud should come; then he obayed Gods commaundement, and made the Arke, as hee was commaunded. And thus he and his, by beleeuing & obaying, were saued through the Arke: and without these, the Arke could not haue saued them. This taught them more particularly how to be saued; namely, by beleeuing God, and obaying God, and else no saluation. For, when they saw their bodies could not be saued without them; It assured them, much lesse could their soules be saued without faith and obedience.
Lastly, this deliverance by the Ark was a pawn unto them from God, assuring them of salvation, if they believed in the Messiah. For, seeing God so fully performed his promise unto them for their bodily deliverance upon their believing: ⟨p. 137⟩they thereby might assure themselves, he would perform his promise of salvation unto them, upon their faith and true obedience. Moreover, it strengthened their faith. For, when ever after any promise of God was made unto them, or any word of God came unto them, they then remembered Gods mercy and faithfulness unto them in their deliverance by the Ark: and therefore believed.
Lastly, this deliuerance by the Arke was a pawn vnto them from God, assuring them of saluation, if they beleeued in the Messias. For, seeing God so fully performed his promise vnto them for their bodily deliuerance vpon their beleeuing: