A09376:1179
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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Thirdly, God gave Abraham this commandment; Abraham kill thy son: but yet he concealed from him, what was his purpose and intent herein; for God meant not that Abraham should kill his son indeed, but only to try what he would do; whether he would still believe and obey him, or not. Where we see, that God, who is trueth it self, reveals to Abraham his will; but not his whole will: whence ariseth this question,
Thirdly, God gaue Abraham this commandement; Abraham kill thy sonne: but yet he concealed from him, what was his purpose and intent herein; for God meant not that Abraham should kill his sonne indeede, but onely to trie what he would doe; whether he would still beleeue and obey him, or not. Where we see, that God, who is trueth it selfe, reueales to Abraham his will; but not his whole will: whence ariseth this question,
Whether it be lawful for a man, according to this example of God, when he tells a thing to another, to conceal his meaning, in whole, or in part? For answer hereunto, we must know, there are two extremities, both which must be avoided in this case: 1 That a man must always ⟨p. 328⟩express all that is in his mind. 2 That in some cases a man may speak one thing, and think another; speaking contrary to his meaning: But this later is no way lawful, and the other is not always necessary. We therefore must hold a mean between both; to wit, that in some cases a man may conceal his whole meaning, saying nothing, though they be examined: namely, when the concealing thereof, doeth directly stand with the glory of GOD, and the good of his brother.
Whether it be lawfull for a man, according to this example of God, when he tels a thing to another, to conceale his meaning, in whole, or in part? For answer hereunto, we must knowe, there are two extremities, both which must be auoided in this case: 1 That a man must alwaies ⟨p. 328⟩expresse all that is in his minde. 2 That in some cases a man may speake one thing, and thinke another; speaking contrary to his meaning: But this later is no way lawfull, and the other is not alwaies necessarie. Wee therefore must hold a meane betweene both; to wit, that in some cases a man may conceale his whole meaning, saying nothing, though they bee examined: namely, when the concealing thereof, doeth directly stand with the glory of GOD, and the good of his brother.