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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, an extraordinary kind of blessing is, when an extraordinary Prophet, or servant of GOD, doth set down and pronounce a blessing unto any, and foretelleth their estate from GOD. Thus did Noah bless his two sons, Shem and Japheth, (Gen. 9.25, 26, 27.) and pronounced a curse upon wicked Canaan. This he did, not as an ordinary father, but as an extraordinary Prophet; not only praying for a blessing upon his two sons, but also foretelling them what should be their condition or estate afterward. So in this place, whereas Isaac blesseth Jacob and Esau, it is no private blessing, but a public; and yet indeed, not an ordinary public blessing, but extraordinary, by telling unto Jacob and Esau before hand, what should be their particular estates and conditions, and what blessings they should have from GOD, both in this life, and in the life to come. For, we must not here conceive of Isaac, as an ordinary father, but as a holy Patriarch and Prophet of the Lord, and an extraordinary man; foreseeing, & foretelling by the spirit of prophecy, the ⟨p. 350⟩particular estate of his two sons; and also what particular blessings they and their posterity should receive from God.
Secondly, an extraordinary kinde of blessing is, when an extraordinary Prophet, or seruant of GOD, doth set downe and pronounce a blessing vnto any, and foretelleth their estate from GOD. Thus did Noe blesse his two sonnes, Shem and Iaphet, (Gen. 9.25, 26, 27.) and pronounced a curse vpon wicked Canaan. This hee did, not as an ordinary father, but as an extraordinarie Prophet; not onely praying for a blessing vpon his two sonnes, but also foretelling them what should be their condition or estate afterward. So in this place, whereas Isaac blesseth Iaacob and Esau, it is no priuate blessing, but a publike; and yet indeede, not an ordinary publike blessing, but extraordinary, by telling vnto Iaacob and Esau before hand, what should be their particular estates and conditions, and what blessings they should haue from GOD, both in this life, and in the life to come. For, wee must not here conceiue of Isaac, as an ordinary father, but as a holy Patriarch and Prophet of the Lord, and an extraordinarie man; foreseeing, & foretelling by the spirit of prophecie, the ⟨p. 350⟩