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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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First, to be his own glorious palace (not wherein he would confine his being, or his presence, but) wherein he would make his glory most apparent; and wherein his glory should in a sort dwell. In which regards, it is called his throne, Isaiah 66. And in our Lords prayer we say, by Christs own teaching, that God our father is in heaven. Therefore as Princes build themselves palaces, to show their power and puissance, and to magnify themselves, and to be fit habitations for their greatness; So God made the third heaven to be the throne of his glory.
First, to be his owne glorious palace (not wherein he would confine his beeing, or his presence, but) wherein he would make his glorie most apparant; and wherein his glory should in a sort dwell. In which regards, it is called his throne, Esay 66. And in our Lords praier wee say, by Christs owne teaching, that God our father is in heauen. Therefore as Princes builde themselues palaces, to shewe their power and puissance, and to magnifie themselues, and to bee fit habitations for their greatnesse; So God made the third heauen to be the throne of his glory.
Secondly, he had also a respect herein to his creatures; for, he made that heaven, therein to reveal his majesty ⟨p. 230⟩and glory to his reasonable creatures, Angels and M••: and (by showing them his glory) to glorify them. For in Gods presence is the fullness of joy, Psalm. 16. ultim. And in this sense is it true, that God made all things for man, (as man for himself:) namely, all things, either for his soul, or body, or both; either for his use in this life, or in the other. And so the third heaven was made for mans use; not in this life, but in the life to come: for his soul, until the last judgement; and after that, for both soul & body.
Secondly, hee had also a respect herein to his creatures; for, hee made that heauen, therein to reueale his maiestie