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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 use whereof, as it discovereth the monstrous and unnatural madness of some men, who have called into question the possibility of their salvation; yea some, whether they have souls, or no: so it giveth encouragement to women, to serve that God in zeal and sincerity, which hath bin so merciful unto their sin; and who, though he hath subjected them in body unto their husbands, yet hath made their souls partakers with them, of the same hope of immortal life.
The vse whereof, as it discouereth the monstrous and vnnaturall madnesse of some men, who haue called into question the possibility of their saluation; yea some, whether they haue soules, or no: so it giueth encouragement to women, to serue that God in zeale and sinceritie, which hath bin so mercifull vnto their sinne; and who, though he hath subiected them in body vnto their husdands, yet hath made their soules partakers with them, of the same hope of immortall life.
Yet withal, we may observe, how few the holy Ghost here recordeth; namely, but one or two women, amongst many men. For so it hath been in all ages, those that have been good, were excellent; but they were few in comparison of men: which, as it is the more commendation to them that are good, so it must stir up all women professing religion, to labour in the imitation of the faith of their grandmother Sarah; that so they may be some of those few.
Yet withall, we may obserue, how few the holy Ghost here recordeth; namely, but one or two women, amongst many men. For so it hath beene in all ages, those that haue beene good, were excellent; but they were fewe in comparison of men: which, as it is the more commendation to them that are good, so it must stirre vp all women professing religion, to labour in the imitation of the faith of their grandmother Sarah; that so they may be some of those fewe.