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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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See a plain demonstration hereof in Joh. 8.5.6. Abraham saw me (saith Christ) and rejoiced: How could this be, when as Christ was not borne of 1000. years after? Ans. This could not be in reason, but it was indeed to Abraham's faith: whereby he saw Christ more lively, and more to his joy & consolation, so many 100. years afore he was; than many which lived in Christs time, and saw him, and heard him, and conuer•ed with him: for they living with him, yet were as good as absent from him, because they believed not in him: And Abraham though Christ was so far from him, yet by his faith was present with him. Again, 1. Cor. 10.3. the ancient believing Israelites ate the same spiritual bread, and drank the same spiritual rock, and that rock was Christ: How could they eat and drink Christ, so long afore he was? I answer, they did it by reason of that wonderful power of faith, which makes a thing absent, present to the believer: By that faith they received Christ, as lively, as effectually, as much to their profit and comfort, as we do since his coming.
See a plaine demonstration hereof in Ioh. 8.5.6. Abraham saw me (saith Christ) and reioiced: How could this be, when as Christ was not borne of 1000. yeares after? Ans. This could not be in reason, but it was indeed to Abrahams faith: wherby he saw Christ more liuely, and more to his ioy & consolation, so many 100. yeares afore he was; thē many which liued in Christs time, and saw him, and heard him, and conuer•ed with him: for they liuing with him, yet were as good as absent from him, because they beleeued not in him: And Abraham though Christ was so far from him, yet by his faith was present with him. Againe, 1. Cor. 10.3. the ancient beleeuing Israelites ate the same spirituall bread, and dranke the same spirituall rocke, and that rocke was Christ: How could they eate and drinke Christ, so long afore he was? I answere, they did it by reason of that wonderfull power of faith, which makes a thing absent, present to the beleeuer: By that faith they receiued Christ, as liuely, as effectually, as much to their profit and comfort, as we do since his comming.