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…

This example must be a pattern of obedience, not only for children towards their parents; but for us all towards Gods ministers, when they shall tell us, what God would have us do: we must submit our selves, and yield, though it turn to our bodily pain and grief; for Isaac yields, though it were to the loss of his life. But alas, who will follow Isaac? For, let the minister speak against our carnal pleasure, and unlawful gain; let him cross our humour, and affections, then we refuse to hear, and will not obey. Nay, if the minister of God, as the Lords priest, come with the sacrificing knife of Gods word, to the throat of our sin, to kill the same in us, that so we may be pure and acceptable sacrifices unto God; do we not resist him, and say in our hearts, We will none of this doctrine? Or, if he like a Prophet of God, come and offer to bind our consciences, with the cords of obedience, and to lay our affections on the altar of the Law; then we resist, and are either too young, or too old; too rich, or too learned; or too great, to be taught, and bound to obedience. But let us know, that if we will be true Isaacs, even the sons of faith and obedience, and the true heirs of Abraham's faith (as we would bear the world in hand) then as he did submit himself to be bound of his father; so must we yield our selves to the ministers of God, to be bound by his word: and suffer the same word to be in us, the two edged sword of the spirit, to cut down sin and corruption ⟨p. 318⟩in us, and to make us new creatures; that so both in body and soul, we may become pure and acceptable sacrifices unto our God. Thus much of the fact it self, wherein Abraham's faith is set forth.

This example must bee a patterne of obedience, not onely for children towards their parents; but for vs all towards Gods ministers, when they shall tell vs, what God would haue vs doe: we must submit our selues, and yielde, though it turne to our bodily paine and griefe; for Isaac yeelds, though it were to the losse of his life. But alas, who will follow Isaac? For, let the minister speake against our carnall pleasure, and vnlawfull gaine; let him crosse our humour, and affections, then wee refuse to heare, and will not obey. Nay, if the minister of God, as the Lords priest, come with the sacrificing knife of Gods word, to the throat of our sin, to kill the same in vs, that so we may bee pure and acceptable sacrifices vnto God; doe we not resist him, and say in our hearts, Wee will none of this doctrine? Or, if he like a Prophet of God, come and offer to binde our consciences, with the cordes of obedience, and to lay our affections on the altar of the Law; then we resist, and are either too yong, or too olde; too rich, or too learned; or too great, to be taught, and bound to obedience. But let vs know, that if wee will bee true Isaacs, euen the sonnes of faith and obedience, and the true heires of Abrahams faith (as wee would beare the world in hand) then as he did submit himselfe to be bound of his father; so must wee yield our selues to the ministers of God, to bee bound by his word: and suffer the same word to be in vs, the two edged sword of the spirit, to cut downe sinne and corruption