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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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Here first we are to consider, how Isaacs faith blessed Jacob and Esau? surely thus: He did most notably gather ⟨p. 351⟩together all the promises of God made to him, and to his two children, which were specially three. First, I will be thy God and the God of thy seed. 2. God had promised, that he and his seed should possess the promised Land of Canaan: 3. That his two children should be two mighty Nations, and that the elder should serve the younger.
Here first wee are to consider, how Isaacs faith blessed Iaacob and Esau? surely thus: He did most notably gather ⟨p. 351⟩together all the promises of God made to him, and to his two children, which were specially three. First, I will be thy God and the God of thy seed. 2. God had promised, that he and his seed should possesse the promised Land of Canaan: 3. That his two children should be two mighty Nations, and that the elder should serue the younger.
Now Isaac doth not consider these blessings a-part one from another, but hath them all in memory; and on them all (receiving them by a lively faith) he builds his blessings: for, by faith in these promises, he did certainly fore-see what should be the future estate of his two sons, and accordingly doth he pronounce particular blessings upon them both.
Now Isaac doth not consider these blessings a-part one from another, but hath them all in memory; and on them all (receiuing them by a liuely faith) he builds his blessings: for, by faith in these promises, hee did certainly fore-see what should be the future estate of his two sonnes, and accordingly doth hee pronounce particular blessings vpon them both.