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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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Unto these and many other spiritual uses, did the Ark serve unto Noah, and to his household, as many of them as were believers.
Vnto these and many other spirituall vses, did the Arke serue vnto Noah, and to his houshold, as many of them as were beleeuers.
But what is this to us? Indeed, the Ark served them for a temporal deliverance, it saved their lives; therefore they also had reason to make spiritual use of it: But it saved not us, it served us to no use corporal; therefore how can we make any spiritual use of it.
But what is this to vs? Indeede, the Arke serued them for a temporall deliuerance, it saued their liues; therefore they also had reason to make spirituall vse of it: But it saued not vs, it serued vs to no vse corporall; therefore how can wee make any spirituall vse of it.
I answer; though we had no corporal use of the Ark, yet there ariseth an excellent spiritual use out of the consideration of it.
I answere; though wee had no corporall vse of the Arke, yet there ariseth an excellent spirituall vse out of the consideration of it.