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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now, this heaven which was Abraham's hope, is called a City.
Now, this heauen which was Abrahams hope, is called a Citie.
A City, properly is a place for the habitation of men, compassed with walls, and distinguished by streets and houses. Now properly heaven (or the estate of holy men in heaven) is not a city; but, as elsewhere in the scripture, it is called a house, a tabernacle, a temple, an inheritance, a kingdom: so is it here called a city; namely, for the resemblance it hath thereunto, which consisteth specially in four points.
A Citie, properly is a place for the habitation of men, compassed with walles, and distinguished by streetes and houses. Now properly heauen (or the estate of holy men in heauen) is not a city; but, as elsewhere in the scripture, it is called a house, a tabernacle, a temple, an inheritance, a kingdome: so is it here called a city; namely, for the resemblance it hath therunto, which consisteth specially in foure points.
1 A City hath many houses, greater, less, and for all sorts. So in heaven also, there are many mansions, ⟨p. 224⟩Joh. 14.2. Places of glory for all men: none need to fear that he shall not have fullness of joy, and perfect happiness.
1 A Citie hath many houses, greater, lesse, and for all sorts. So in heauen also, there are many mansions, ⟨p. 224⟩