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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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And in that hope let us persuade our selves, that he may quicken our dead hearts, and revive us by his grace. And therefore in that hope, let us raise up our selves, to use all holy means, of Gods Word, Sacraments, and Prayer: which if we carefully and continually do, we shall see wonders wrought in us; that as they said of Paul, This man preacheth the faith which afore he destroyed, and therefore glorified God for him, Galath: 1.22.23: So shall men say of us, This man hates the profaneness that afore he lived in, and loves the religion that afore he mocked. Such miracles will the Lord work in us, if with faith and diligence we use the holy means; that so all that see us, shall Glorify GOD for us.
And in that hope let vs perswade our selues, that he may quicken our dead hearts, and reuiue vs by his grace. And therefore in that hope, let vs raise vp our selues, to vse all holy meanes, of Gods Word, Sacraments, and Prayer: which if we carefully and continually doe, wee shall see wonders wrought in vs; that as they saide of Paul, This man preacheth the faith which afore he destroyed, and therefore glorified God for him, Galath: 1.22.23: So shall men say of vs, This man hates the profanenesse that afore he liued in, and loues the religion that afore hee mocked. Such miracles will the Lord worke in vs, if with faith and diligence wee vse the holy meanes; that so all that see vs, shall Glorifie GOD for vs.
Thus we see generally how great the issue and posterity of Sarah was.
Thus wee see generally how great the issue and posterity of Sarah was.
But it is more particularly enlarged by two comparisons: As many as the stars, in the sky, or as the sands by the sea shore, which are innumerable.