A09376:1099
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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But not an earthly: Therefore they sought an heavenly Country. The first part of this reason is clear of it self. The second part is in the 15. verse: from whence followeth the conclusion in the beginning of the 16. verse.
But not an earthly: Therfore they sought an heauenly Country. The first part of this reason is cleare of it selfe. The second part is in the 15. verse: from whence followeth the conclusion in the beginning of the 16. verse.
To come to the first part, in these words: And if they had been mindful of the country, &c. That is, if they had regarded, or thought upon Mesopotamia, or Chaldea, from whence they came, and where they were borne; with any desire to have enjoyed the profits, or pleasure thereof; they had leisure enough to have returned back thither, by reason of the length of their days which they lived, in the Land whither God called them.
To come to the first part, in these words: And if they had beene mindefull of the countrey, &c. That is, if they had regarded, or thought vpon Mesopotamia, or Caldea, from whence they came, and where they were borne; with any desire to haue enioyed the profits, or pleasure therof; they had leisure enough to haue returned backe thither, by reason of the length of their daies which they liued, in the Land whither God called them.
Here observe two points: First, that they are not mindful of (or, as the word imports) they remember not the country from whence they came: but when God gave them commandment to depart thence, and not to return to Mesopotamia again; after this commandment given, they came forth, and did forget their own country.
Here obserue two points: First, that they are not mindefull of (or, as the word imports) they remember not the countrey from whence they came: but when God gaue them commandement to depart thence, and not to returne to Mesopotamia againe; after this commandement giuen, they came forth, and did forget their owne countrey.