A09376:1247
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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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.
But it may be thought, that Isaac did not bless his sons by faith; for if we read the History in Genesis, we shall see, that he blessed them by error, and was deceived therein: for, he was purposed to have blessed Esau, only with the special blessing, when as he gave the same to Jacob unwittingly; how then could he do this by faith? For the answering of this, we must consider two things: First, it is true indeed, that Isaac was blinded overmuch with a fond affection toward Esau, and loved him otherwise then he ought, and therefore was purposed to have blessed Esau with the special blessing. This was a fault in Isaac: but yet it takes not away Isaacs faith, nor makes it to be no faith: But it shows that Isaacs faith was weak, and joined with some infirmity in forgetting Gods particular promises. Secondly, howsoever at the first Isaac erred in his purpose for the blessing of his children, yet afterward he corrects himself for it. For, as we may read in the History, after he had indeed blessed Jacob, supposing it had been Esau, when Esau came for his blessing with his venison, the Text saith, Gen. 27.33, That Isaac was stricken with a marvellous great fear, and said, I have blessed him, and therefore he shall be blessed; correcting his fault in his former purpose: yea, and though Esau sought it with tears, yet he could ⟨p. 352⟩