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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 is, to teach us all to honour the Church as our mother; but to worship God alone, who is the father of our soul. The Church cannot make her self our mother, no• us her children, when she will: but it is God that must speak the word, and then we are made, he must beget us by the power of his spirit, and ministry of his word. And further, let us learn here what account we are to make of Gods holy word, which is the immortal seed of our regeneration, whereby we are made Gods children, and heirs of immortality.
The vse is, to teach vs all to honour the Church as our mother; but to worship God alone, who is the father of our soule. The Church cannot make her selfe our mother, no• vs her children, when she will: but it is God that must speake the word, and then we are made, he must beget vs by the power of his spirit, and ministerie of his word. And further, let vs learne heere what account wee are to make of Gods holy word, which is the immortall seede of our regeneration, whereby wee are made Gods children, and heires of immortality.
Thus much of the two first effects of her faith.
The third is laid down in the next verse: which because it is much stood upon by the holy Ghost, we will put it off till then, being therefore worthy our deeper consideration.
The third is laid downe in the next verse: which because it is much stoode vpon by the holy Ghost, we will put it off till then, being therefore worthy our deeper consideration.