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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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The world
The second point is, whereby were they condemned? the Text saith only, by which he condemned, &c. Whereupon some would understand faith, and read it thus; by which faith he condemned the world. Which though it be true (for the faith of holy men condemns the unbelieving and misbelieving world) yet is it not proper in this place, where the Ark is described by the uses of it: which are two, whereof this is one; And (besides, that the Greek construction doth well bear it) the Judgement of almost all Interpreters refers it to the Ark. And further in all reason; that that saved him and his household, condemned the world also: but the Ark is said to have saved them: therefore, by it he condemned the world. Neither is this any derogation but a commendation of faith: for by faith he made that Ark, which Ark condemned the world. Now, by the Ark Noah condemned the world two ways: 1. By his obedience in building it. 2. By his preaching in building it.
The second point is, whereby were they condemned? the Text saith onely, by which hee condemned, &c. Whereupon some would vnderstand faith, and reade it thus; by which faith he condemned the world. Which though it be true (for the faith of holy men condemnes the vnbeleeuing and misbeleeuing world) yet is it not proper in this place, where the Arke is described by the vses of it: which are two, whereof this is one; And (besides, that the Greeke construction doth well beare it) the Iudgement of almost all Interpreters referres it to the Arke. And further in all reason; that that saued him and his houshold, condemned the world also: but the Arke is said to haue saued them: therefore, by it hee condemned the world. Neither is this any derogation but a commendation of faith: for by faith he made that Arke, which Arke condemned the world. Now, by the Arke Noah condemned the world two wayes: 1. By his obedience in building it. 2. By his preaching in building it.