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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
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 hee is ashamed or blusheth (as the word signifieth) but the meaning is, that God vouchsafed vnto them this fauour, and shewed them this honour and dignity. Quest. What was this honour and dignity which he shewed vnto 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 hee would make his couenant of saluation, and not with them alone, but with their seed after them. Secondly, that he chose them, to make the couenant in their names for all the rest: Thirdly, he vouchsafed them a speciall and extraordinary fauour, euen that himself would beare their names, & they should beare his, making his glorious name renowmed to the worlds end, by this title, The God of Abraham, Isaac, & Iacob. Hereupon the reason is framed thus; God would not be called in speciall manner the God of vnfaithfull men, but rather would bestowe such a special fauour vpon Beleeuers: but that fauour did God vouchsafe to these three Patriarchs; therefore doubtlesse they liued and died in that holy faith.