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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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Saul, of a bloody persecutor, he can make a zealous Preacher, Acts 9, even a glorious instrument, and a chosen vessel to carry his name unto the Gentiles, even he who thought to have blotted out the name of Christ, and all that call on that name from under heaven, Acts 9.14.
Saul, of a bloudy persecuter, he cā make a zealous Preacher, Acts 9, euen a glorious instrument, and a chosen vessell to carie his name vnto the Gentiles, euen hee who thought to haue blotted out the name of Christ, and all that call on that name from vnder heauen, Acts 9.14.
Rahab, a harlot, & a common woman, yet by Gods work so far altered, that her faith is here registered in the 31. ver. amongst the most excellent believers that have bin in the world. Let this teach us, when we see our own sins, how hideous & monstrous they be, yet not to despair. And when we see other men live in extreme dissoluteness, yet not to judge of them before the ⟨p. 261⟩time: but even then, with hope and comfort, remember that God who quickeneth the dead, and calleth things that are not as though they were.
Rahab, a harlot, & a cōmon woman, yet by Gods work so far altred, that her faith is here registred in ye 31. ver. amongst the most excellent beleeuers that haue bin in the world. Let this teach vs, whē we see our own sins, how hideous & monstrous they be, yet not to despaire. And whē we see other men liue in extream dissolutenes, yet not to iudge of them before the ⟨p. 261⟩time: but euen then, with hope and comfort, remember that God who quickneth the dead, and calleth things that are not as though they were.