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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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Nor is it material, that we know not on what day it was created; or that it is not named amongst the works of the creation. For the same is true of the Angels also: and it pleased Gods wisdom, for special causes, to name no creatures particularly in the creation, but visible; whereas we know, both from our Creeds, and Gods word it self, that he is the creator of all things both visible and invisible. Therefore, though we know not▪ what day the third heaven was made; yet is it sufficient, that here is ⟨p. 231⟩said, It was made and built by God himself. Whereupon it necessarily followeth, it is a creature, and not coeternal with the Godhead.
Nor is it materiall, that we knowe not on what day it was created; or that it is not named amongst the workes of the creation. For the same is true of the Angels also: and it pleased Gods wisedome, for speciall causes, to name no creatures particularly in the creation, but visible; whereas wee knowe, both from our Creeds, and Gods word it selfe, that hee is the creator of all things both visible and inuisible. Therefore, though wee knowe not▪ what day the third heauen was made; yet is it sufficient, that here is ⟨p. 231⟩said, It was made and built by God himselfe. Whereupon it necessarily followeth, it is a creature, and not coeternall with the Godhead.
Secondly, here appears the weakness of one of the commonest arguments, used for the defence of the Ubiquity and Consubstantiation. Christ (say they) is present bodily in the Eucharist, and they prove it thus: Christ is in heaven, and he is God: But heaven is every where; for God is every where: and where God is, there heaven is: (as where the King is, there the Court is.) Therefore Christ may be in the Sacrament, and yet be in heaven notwithstanding.
Secondly, here appeares the weakenesse of one of the commonest arguments, vsed for the defence of the Vbiquitie and Consubstantiation. Christ (say they) is present bodily in the Eucharist, and they prooue it thus: Christ is in heauen, and hee is God: But heauen is euery where; for God is euery where: and where God is, there heauen is: (as where the King is, there the Court is.) Therefore Christ may be in the Sacrament, and yet be in heauen notwithstanding.