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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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VERSE 9. By faith, he abode in the land of Promise, as in a strange Country, as one that dwelt in Tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same Promise.
VERSE 9. By faith, he abode in the land of Promise, as in a strange Country, as one that dwelt in Tents with Isaak and Iacob, heires with him of the same Promise.
Here is the second example of Abraham's faith, and the fifth in order; and is concerning Abraham's abiding, or dwelling in that land whereinto God had called him: and this he also did by faith. As he went out of his own Country, and came into Canaan, by the power, and leading of his faith: So by the same faith he abode and dwelt in the same Land.
HEre is the second example of Abrahams faith, and the fift in order; and is concerning Abrahams abiding, or dwelling in that land whereinto God had called him: and this he also did by faith. As he went out of his owne Countrey, and came into Canaan, by the power, and leading of his faith: So by the same faith hee abode and dwelt in the same Land.
The parts are two: 1. The Action of Abraham's faith, in the ninth verse. 2. The Reason of that his so doing, in the tenth.
The parts are two: 1. The Action of Abrahams faith, in the ninth verse. 2. The Reason of that his so doing, in the tenth.