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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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Again, it may here be demanded: How Abraham might lawfully dwell in Canaan, seeing it was then Idolatrous. It may seem, that therefore it is not unlawful ⟨p. 201⟩for men to dwell in Popish or Idolatrous Countries.
Againe, it may heere be demaunded: How Abraham might lawfully dwell in Canaan, seeing it was then Idolatrous. It may seeme, that therefore it is not vnlawfull ⟨p. 201⟩for men to dwell in Popish or Idolatrous Countries.
I answer: Abraham did not so upon any private motion, nor for any worldly cause, but upon special warrant and calling from God: otherwise his so doing, had not been justifiable: therefore that practice of his cannot be a warrant for any to do the like, without the like cause and calling.
I answere: Abraham did not so vpon any priuate motion, nor for any worldly cause, but vpon speciall warrant and calling from God: otherwise his so doing, had not beene iustifiable: therefore that practice of his cannot be a warrant for any to doe the like, without the like cause and calling.
But how could Abraham be preserved from the contagion of Idolaters, living amongst them? I answer:
But how could Abraham be preserued from the contagion of Idolaters, liuing amongst them? I answere: