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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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Thus much of the nature of Abraham's temptation: now follow the circumstances to be considered therein: And first, of the time, when Abraham was tempted. Hereof we may read, Genesis 22.1: After these things, saith Moses, God did prove Abraham. The words will admit a double reference. But this I take to be most proper and fit for that place, to wit; that after God had made most excellent promises unto Abraham, and given him most wonderful blessings and privileges, then he tempted him.
Thus much of the nature of Abrahams temptation: now followe the circumstances to be considered therein: And first, of the time, when Abraham was tempted. Hereof we may reade, Genesis 22.1: After these things, saith Moses, God did proue Abraham. The wordes will admit a double reference. But this I take to be most proper and fitte for that place, to wit; that after God had made most excellent promises vnto Abraham, and giuen him most wonderfull blessinges and priuiledges, then hee tempted him.
Hence, we learn this notable lesson: That those people in Gods Church, which receive from God more graces then others, must look for more tentations. This we shall see to be true in Christ Jesus the head of the Church: for, when he was Baptized, and had received the holy Ghost, Matthew 3, in the form of a Dove, and had this voice of GOD the Father pronounced upon him, that he was his well-beloved son in whom he was well pleased; then presently followeth this, that he was led into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil: Matthew 4.1. Luke 4.1: being full of the holy Ghost, as Luke saith: So likewise when God had testified of Job, that he was an upright and just man, one that feared God and eschewed evil,