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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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These be, as S. Peter calls them, great and precious promises, 2. Pet. 1.4. And surely it must be a great & precious faith, that can constantly believe these. No better helps of our faith can there be, then often and seriously to consider of the mercy and power of him that made them: if he be willing, and able, what can let the performance of them? Let us therefore often say with holy Paul, Faithful is he which hath promised▪ who will also do it, 1. Thess. 5: and with Sarah here, We judge him faithful which hath promised.
These be, as S. Peter calls them, great and pretious promises, 2. Pet. 1.4. And surely it must be a great & pretious faith, that can constantly beleeue these. No better helpes of our faith can there be, then often and seriously to consider of the mercy and power of him that made them: if he be willing, and able, what can let the performance of them? Let vs therefor• often say with holy Paul, Faithfull is hee which hath promised▪ who will also doe it, 1. Thess. 5: and with Sarah here, We iudge him faithfull which hath promised.
Now followeth the last effect, in the next verse.
And therefore sprang there of one, even of one which was as dead, as many as the stars of the sky, in multitude, and as the sands of the seashore, which are innumerable.