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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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In these words is laid down a second reason, whereby is proved, that these Patriarchs died in the faith, seeking their country in heaven. The reason is drawn from the testimony of God himself, recorded by Moses in the book ⟨p. 305⟩of Exodus, where God saith, He is the God of their Fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Exodus 3.16.
In these words is laid downe a second reason, whereby is prooued, that these Patriarchs died in the faith, seeking their countrie in heauen. The reason is drawen from the testimony of God himselfe, recorded by Moses in the booke ⟨p. 305⟩of Exodus, where God saith, He is the God of their Fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, Exodus 3.16.
The exposition. Wherefore] that is, that this might appear and be evident, that these Patriarchs died in the faith, and sought this Country of heaven, God was content to vouchsafe & grant unto them this favour, to be called their God.
The exposition. Wherefore] that is, that this might appeare and be euident, that these Patriarchs died in the faith, and sought this Country of heauen, God was cōtent to vouchsafe & grant vnto them this fauour, to be called their God.
Was not ashamed] To be, or not to be ashamed of one, properly belongs to men; and it cannot be affirmed properly of God, that he is ashamed or blusheth (as the word signifieth) but the meaning is, that God vouchsafed unto them this favour, and showed them this honour and dignity. Quest. What was this honour and dignity which he showed unto them? Answer. To be called their God. By which is meant thus much, that God accepted them in his mercy, to be such, with whom he would make his covenant of salvation, and not with them alone, but with their seed after them. Secondly, that he chose them, to make the covenant in their names for all the rest: Thirdly, he vouchsafed them a special and extraordinary favour, even that himself would bear their names, & they should bear his, making his glorious name renowned to the worlds end, by this title, The God of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob. Hereupon the reason is framed thus; God would not be called in special manner the God of unfaithful men, but rather would bestow such a special favour upon Believers: but that favour did God vouchsafe to these three Patriarchs; therefore doubtless they lived and died in that holy faith.