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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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Let all that fear God, learn to make conscience of both these, in their religion and service of God, and in all their dealings with men in the world: that so the world may judge us faithful men, when we have promised.
Let all that feare God, learne to make conscience of both these, in their religion and seruice of God, and in all their dealings with men in the world: that so the world may iudge vs faithfull men, when we haue promised.
Secondly, let us here learn how to help and strengthen our weak faith in the great promises of God. We have a promise of salvation, Whosoever believeth in Christ, shall not perish, but have life everlasting. Of our resurrection, Dan. 12. They tha• sleep i• the dust, shall rise again. Of our glorification. Philip. 3.21: The Lord Jesus shall change our vile bodies, and make them like to his own glorious body. Of a new world, 2. Pet 3.13. We look for new heavens and a new earth, according to his promise.
Secondly, let vs here learne how to helpe and strengthen our weake faith in the great promises of God. Wee haue a promise of saluation, Whosoeuer beleeueth in Christ, shall not perish, but haue life euerlasting. Of our resurrection, Dan. 12. They tha• sleepe i• the dust, shall rise againe. Of our glorification. Philip. 3.21: The Lord Iesus shal change our vile bodies, and make them like to his owne glorious body. Of a new world, 2. Pet 3.13. We looke for new heauens and a new earth, according to his promise.