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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 third and last point concerning Noah's faith; is, that, Noah was made heir of this righteousness.
The third and last point concerning Noahs faith; is, that, Noah was made heire of this righteousnesse.
A special commendation of his faith, It made him heir of true and saving righteousness: that is, it gave him a true title unto it, & made him heir apparent of that glory, which it assureth every one that apprehends it by this true faith: and so he was made as certainly, and as truly partaker of it, as the young Prince is assured of his Crown and Kingdom at his time, or the heir of his Fathers lands.
A speciall commendation of his faith, It made him heire of true and sauing righteousnesse: that is, it gaue him a true title vnto it, & made him heire apparant of that glory, which it assureth euery one that apprehends it by this true faith: and so he was made as certainly, and as truly partaker of it, as the young Prince is assured of his Crowne and Kingdom at his time, or the heire of his Fathers lands.
Here two most worthy doctrines do offer themselves to our view.
Here two most worthy doctrines doe offer themselues to our view.