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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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Secondly, she was delivered of a child in her old age, and that child was Isaac: who is therefore called the promised seed, and the child of the promise.
Secondly, shee was deliuered of a childe in her olde age, and that childe was Isaac: who is therefore called the promised seede, and the childe of the promise.
Out of the consideration of these two, we may learn diverse good instructions: for, seeing they are so near a-kin in their natures, we will speak of them both jointly together.
Out of the consideration of these two, we may learne diuerse good instructions: for, seeing they are so neere a-kin in their natures, wee will speake of them both ioyntly together.
First, here we may see, that nothing is so hard or difficult which God hath promised, but faith can compass it, and bring it to performance. Christ b•d the blind see, the lame ⟨p. 249⟩to go: he spake, they believed, and they were healed. So, here God promiseth a barren old woman a child, she believeth, and lo, she conceiveth and brings forth a Sonne.
First, here we may see, that nothing is so hard or difficult which God hath promised, but faith can compasse it, and bring it to performance. Christ b•d the blinde see, the lame ⟨p. 249⟩to goe: he spake, they beleeued, and they were healed. So, here God promiseth a barren olde woman a childe, shee beleeueth, and loe, she conceiueth and brings forth a Sonne.