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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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But the Papists say, This is true indeed of Abraham, he had not only hope, but even full assurance; but that came by extraordinary revelation: So that this is a rare example, & his particular revelation, is no general warrant to us.
But the Papists say, This is true indeed of Abraham, hee had not only hope, but euen full assurance; but that came by extraordinary reuelation: So that this is a rare example, & his particular reuelation, is no generall warrant to vs.
We answer from S. Paul, (Rom. 4.11.) that Abraham is the father of the faithful; and that his faith is a pattern for all Christians to follow: for else, why doth the Apostle so far extol, & set forth that faith of his, above 1300. years after his death? shall it be only for his commendation, and not for our imitation also? Therefore every man that will walk in the steps of holy Abraham, may come with him to that measure of faith, that he may wait for heaven, with assurance to enjoy it.
We answer from S. Paul, (Rom. 4.11.) that Abraham is the father of the faithfull; and that his faith is a patterne for all Christians to follow: for else, why doth the Apostle so farre extoll, & set forth that faith of his, aboue 1300. years after his death? shall it be only for his commendation, and not for our imitation also? Therefore euery man that will walke in the steps of holy Abraham, may come with him to that measure of faith, that he may waite for heauen, with assurance to enioy it.
Now let us come to the particular description of that heaven, which Abraham thus waited for.