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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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First, to prove Abraham, and to see what was in him. As a friend is no• tried in ordinary, but in great matters: so it is known, who is Gods friend in matters of difficulty. Hereby, therefore God made the faith and obedience of his servant, to shine more gloriously.
First, to proue Abraham, and to see what was in him. As a friend is no• tried in ordinarie, but in great matters: so it is knowne, who is Gods friend in matters of difficultie. Hereby, therefore God made the faith and obedience of his seruant, to shine more gloriously.
Again, to break the corruption of his heart: for, our wicked natures love peace, and ease, and welfare, and hearts desire: but God will cross those courses, and send us troubles many ways, that so he may pull down the height of our corruptions, and humble us to his own hand.
Againe, to breake the corruption of his heart: for, our wicked natures loue peace, and ease, and welfare, and hearts desire: but God will crosse those courses, and send vs troubles many wayes, that so hee may pull downe the height of our corruptions, and humble vs to his owne hand.
The use, is to teach us to make true use of our afflictions, and of those many hard crosses that must fall upon us in our course of serving God; namely, to know that they are sent from God, not as a hard-hearted, or cruel Judge; but as a wise and merciful Father, who wisheth our good, and who will so bless unto us the hardest and heaviest crosses, that befall us in our lives (if we receive them in patience & faith) that we shall say with David, Psalm. 119.72