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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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Secondly, Gods temptations serve to manifest hidden sins and corruptions, partly to a mans own self, and partly to the world. And for this end God tempted Hezekias. For, being recovered of his sickness, after that the King of Ashur his great enemy was vanquished, especially when the Ambassadors of the King of Babel came to enquire of the wonders which were done in the Land;1 God left him that he might see his sins, and the corruptions of his nature, as pride and vain-glory, wherewith he was puffed up at the coming of the Ambassadors to him. And thus he who little thought, that pride and vain-glory could have taken such hold on him, perceiving how his heart was lift up in him, was doubtless much humbled at the sight of this his so great corruption; for when the Prophet came unto him, he submitted himself to the word of reproof, Isay 39.8.
Secondly, Gods temptations serue to manifest hidden sinnes and corruptions, partly to a mans owne selfe, and partly to the world. And for this end God tempted Hezekias. For, being recouered of his sicknesse, after that the King of Ashur his great enemie was vanquished, especially when the Embassadours of the King of Babell came to enquire of the wonders which were done in the Land;1 God left him that hee might see his sinnes, and the corruptions of his nature, as pride and vaine-glory, wherewith hee was puffed vp at the comming of the Embassadours to him. And thus hee who little thought, that pride and vaine-glory could haue taken such holde on him, perceiuing how his heart was lift vp in him, was doubtlesse much humbled at the sight of this his so great corruption; for when the Prophet came vnto him, he submitted himselfe to the word of reproofe, Isay 39.8.
First, whereas Abraham the servant of God was tempted, that is, was proved and tried by God himself; Here we