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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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Now from this that Isaac blessed his children by faith, we learn many instructions. The first concerneth Parents; that, howsoever they cannot as Isaac did, like Prophets and Patriarchs pronounce blessings upon their children, & foretell what shall be their particular estate afterward: yet if Parents would as far as they may, follow the practice of Isaac, they should bring great comfort and consolation unto their own souls, both in this life and in the life to come.
Now from this that Isaac blessed his children by faith, wee learne many instructions. The first concerneth Parents; that, howsoeuer they cannot as Isaac did, like Prophets and Patriarchs pronounce blessings vpon their children, & foretell what shall be their particular estate afterward: yet if Parents would as farre as they may, followe the practice of Isaac, they should bring great comfort and consolation vnto their owne soules, both in this life and in the life to come.
Isaac set before his eyes all the promises that God had made both concerning him and his sons; and by faith in these promises is moved to bless his children: so, if Parents would have true comfort in their children, they must search through the whole book of GOD, and see what promises God hath made unto the godly and to their seed; & withal, they must by faith apply unto their own souls, all these gracious promises, endeavouring also to make their children to know the same, and to walk worthy thereof: and then as their obedience shall increase, so will their joy increase not only in God, but mutually one in another. This will stay their hearts in all assaults, yea even in death it self.
Isaac set before his eyes all the promises that God had made both concerning him and his sonnes; and by faith in these promises is moued to blesse his children: so, if Parents would haue true comfort in their children, they must search through the whole booke of GOD, and see what promises God hath made vnto the godly and to their seed; & withall, they must by faith apply vnto their own soules, all these gracious promises, endeuouring also to make their children to knowe the same, and to walke worthie thereof: and then as their obedience shall encrease, so will their ioy encrease not onely in God, but mutually one in another. This will stay their hearts in all assaults, yea euen in death it selfe.