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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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Further observe, the holy Ghost setteth down that particular promise which God made to Abraham, in his son Isaac: To whom it was said, in Isaac shall thy seed be called, Gen. 21.12. Rom. 9.7. In which places it is said, that in Isaac should his seed be called. The meaning whereof is plain, and thus much in effect: Ismael shall not be thy son & heir, but Isaac is the child which shall be thy heir; he it is, in whom I will accomplish the promises of life and salvation made to thee.
Further obserue, the holy Ghost setteth down that particular promise which God made to Abraham, in his son Isaac: To whom it was said, in Isaac shall thy seed be called, Gen. 21.12. Rom. 9.7. In which places it is said, that in Isaac should his seede be called. The meaning whereof is plaine, and thus much in effect: Ismael shall not be thy sonne & heire, but Isaac is the childe which shall be thy heire; hee it is, in whom I will accomplish the promises of life and saluation made to thee.
From the words thus explained, first we must observe Pauls collection gathered from Gods dealing with those two persons (Romans 9.7): namely, that God before all worlds hath chosen some men to salvation in his eternal counsel, to manifest the glory of his grace; and hath refused and rejected others, leaving them unto themselves, to show forth his Justice upon them.
From the words thus explaned, first wee must obserue Pauls collection gathered from Gods dealing with those two persons (Romanes 9.7): namely, that God before all worlds hath chosen some men to saluation in his eternall counsell, to manifest the glory of his grace; and hath refused and reiected others, leauing them vnto themselues, to shew forth his Iustice vpon them.