A09376:742
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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But yet will some say, the Apostles had these things from the old Testament by tradition; seeing they were not written.
But yet will some say, the Apostles had these things from the olde Testament by tradition; seeing they were not written.
I answer: We may safely grant it, and yet our cause loseth nothing, though it may be they had them by inspiration, and not by tradition; that being as likely, or much more then the other.
I answer: We may safely graunt it, and yet our cause loseth nothing, though it may be they had them by inspiration, and not by tradition; that being as likely, or much more then the other.
Thirdly: but for this particular, I answer, that the Apostle had the words, or at least the matter out of the Story in Genesis. For thus go the words: G•d said to Abraham, Go out of thy Country, &c. into the land that I will show thee: He named none to him, but told him he would show him one. So then Abraham went out at Gods appointment; and God knew, but he knew not whither he went: he knew well the land he left, but he knew not the land he should have.
Thirdly: but for this particular, I answere, that the Apostle had the words, or at least the matter out of the Storie in Genesis. For thus goe the words: G•d said to Abraham, Goe out of thy Country, &c. into the land that I will shew thee: Hee named none to him, but told him he would shew him one. So then Abraham went out at Gods appointment; and God knew, but he knew not whither he went: he knew well the land he left, but he knew not the land he should haue.