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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 third and last effect of Sarahs effect, is, that by this son Isaac, whom she conceived, & brought forth by faith, she had a wonderful great issue, and a posterity almost without number. This effect consists not of it self, but depends upon the former. Her faith gave her strength to conceive Isaac, though she were barren: and to bring him forth, though she were old and weak; and so her faith brought him out, by whom she was made the mother of many millions of men.
The third and last effect of Sarahs effect, is, that by this sonne Isaac, whom she conceiued, & brought forth by faith, she had a wonderfull great issue, and a posterity almost without number. This effect consists not of it selfe, but depends vpon the former. Her faith gaue her strength to conceiue Isaac, though she were barren: and to bring him forth, though she were olde and weake; and so her faith brought him out, by whom shee was made the mother of many millions of men.
The matter of this third effect, is the multitude of men, that came of Abraham, and Sarah, by Isaac.
This posterity or multitude, is described by two arguments: 1. By the beginning or root of it; One that was as dead. 2. The quantity or greatness, laid down; 1. Generally to be a multitude and innumerable. 2. Particularly, by two comparisons: 1. As many as the stars in the sky. 2. As the sands by the seashore.
This posterity or multitude, is described by two arguments: 1. By the beginning or roote of it; One that was as dead. 2. The quantity or greatnesse, laid downe; 1. Generally to be a multitude and innumerable. 2. Particularly, by two comparisons: 1. As many as the starres in the skie. 2. As the sands by the seashore.