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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 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.
The Ark of Noah and our baptism, are figures correspondent one to the other: that, that Noah's Ark was to them, Baptism is to us. Thus teacheth S. Peter, 1.3.20.21. To the Ark of Noah the figure which now saveth us, even Baptism agreeth. The same that S. Paul here ascribeth to the Ark, S. Peter ascribeth to Baptism. The Ark saved them, Baptism saveth us. Now the resemblance betwixt these two figures, hath two branches.
The Arke of Noah and our baptisme, are figures correspondent one to the other: that, that Noahs Arke was to them, Baptisme is to vs. Thus teacheth S. Peter, 1.3.20.21. To the Arke of Noah the figure which now saueth vs, euen Baptisme agreeth. The same that S. Paul here ascribeth to the Arke, S. Peter ascribeth to Baptisme. The Arke saued them, Baptisme saueth vs. Now the resembla•ce betwixt these two figures, hath two branches.