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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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The second point in the description of this city is, that God was the maker, builder, or author of it. These two words are both one, and therefore it is a needless labour of some that would distinguish betwixt them: for, the meaning ⟨p. 229⟩is, God made, that is, prepared the glory of heaven, and he built it; as though he should say, Heavenly Jerusalem is a glorious city: and no marvel though it be so, for God made it. And if you will needs, that being a city, it must be built, be it so; for God is the builder of it.
The second point in the description of this citie is, that God was the maker, builder, or author of it. These two words are both one, and therefore it is a needlesse labour of some that would distinguish betwixt them: for, the meaning ⟨p. 229⟩is, God made, that is, prepared the glory of heauen, and he built it; as though he should say, Heauenly Ierusalem is a glorious citie: and no maruell though it be so, for God made it. And if you will needs, that beeing a city, it must be built, be it so; for God is the builder of it.
This doctrine is evident in the Scriptures, Psal. 136.5. God by his wisdom made the Heavens. And here is another main difference betwixt this world, and the glory of heaven: The Cities of this world were built by man, but Heaven by God himself. The art and skill of men built the cities of the earth, and sometime the covetousness, or other corruption of man, as is manifest in the beginning; for Cain, a covetous, cruel, and ambitious man, built the first city in the world: but holy and good men, have not the honour to be builders of this City; No, they are Citizens of it, but God only is the author and builder of it.