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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.
The meaning of the words. WHO.] This must be referred to the person of Abraham of whom the holy Ghost here ⟨p. 331⟩speaketh. Received the promises.] That is, by faith; for, when God made his promises unto Abraham, he did not only hear them; but (which is the principal point of all) he believed them, and applied the same effectually unto his own soul; so much doth the word [received] import. Now it is said that he received (not one promise) but the Promises plurally; for these causes; first, because God having made one main promise unto him touching Christ, did repeat and renew the same divers times. Secondly, because GOD had made divers particular promises unto him; as first that he would be his God, and the God of his seed: Gen. 17.7. Secondly, that he would give him a child in his old age: Gen. 17.16. Thirdly, that unto him and his seed, he would give the Land of Canaan for ever: Gen. 13.15. Fourthly, that in Isaac he would bless all the Nations of the earth. Genesis 21.12.
The meaning of the words. WHO.] This must be referred to the person of Abraham of whom the holy Ghost here ⟨p. 331⟩speaketh. Receiued the promises.] That is, by faith; for, when God made his promises vnto Abraham, he did not onely heare them; but (which is the principall point of all) hee beleeued them, and applied the same effectually vnto his owne soule; so much doth the word [receiued] import. Now it is saide that hee receiued (not one promise) but the Promises plurally; for these causes; first, because God hauing made one maine promise vnto him touching Christ, did repeate and renue the same diuers times. Secondly, because GOD had made diuers particular promises vnto him; as first that he would be his God, and the God of his seed: Gen. 17.7. Secondly, that he would giue him a childe in his olde age: