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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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Seeing therefore the King of heaven in the giver and establisher, the remover and changer of Kingdoms of the earth; let us assure our selves, that the prayers of Elisha, are the Horses and Chariots of Israel: 2. Kings, 13.14.
Seeing therefore the King of heauen in the giuer and establisher, the remouer and changer of Kingdomes of the earth; let vs assure our selues, that the prayers of Elisha, are the Horses and Chariots of Israell: 2. Kinges, 13.14.
And surely, if Elisha for his prayer was acknowledged by ⟨p. 190⟩the King himself, to be his Father; then doubtless, the godly Ministers and such other in our Church, as pray daily for the peace of our Jerusalem, are worthy to be accounted good children of our Church, and worthy members of our State.
And surely, if Elisha for his prayer was acknowledged by ⟨p. 190⟩the King himself, to be his Father; then doubtlesse, the godly Ministers and such other in our Church, as pray daily for the peace of our Ierusalem, are worthy to be accounted good children of our Church, and worthy members of our State.
Secondly, here we learn what is the ruin of Kingdoms, and overthrow of estates: namely, sin and ungodliness. This is most apparent in the present example. For, why did God take this land from the Canaanites, and give it to Abraham and his seed? the Stories of the old Testament answer, nothing but sin. In Deuteronomy, Moses chargeth the Israelites, that they do not after the abominations of the heathen Canaanites: For, saith he, because of their abominable sins God did cast them out before you,