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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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Therefore unless we fear not the curse of God, we must be warned hereby, not to seek for help at their hands. For they are graceless people; who have no fear of God before their eyes: but they set themselves against God and his word. And indeed these common blessers which seem to do no hurt, but to bless mens children and cattle, are more ⟨p. 354⟩dangerous then notorious Witches, who can only hurt mens body and goods, when God permits; whereas these blessers ensnare the soul, and draw whole Townes and Countries to the approbation and partaking of their wickedness.
Therefore vnlesse we feare not the curse of God, we must be warned hereby, not to seeke for helpe at their hands. For they are gracelesse people; who haue no feare of God before their eyes: but they set themselues against God and his word. And indeede these common blessers which seeme to doe no hurt, but to blesse mens children and cattell, are more ⟨p. 354⟩dangerous then notorious Witches, who can onely hurt mens body and goods, when God permits; whereas these blessers ensnare the soule, and drawe whole Townes and Countries to the approbation and partaking of their wickednesse.
The third point to be considered is, the parties blessed, that is, Jacob and Esau. Here mark first the order which the holy Ghost useth: he setteth Jacob in the first place, and yet Esau was the elder brother: what is the reason of this? Answer. We must know that the Scripture useth a three-fold order in the naming of persons:
The third point to be considered is, the parties blessed, that is, Iacob and Esau. Heere marke first the order which the holy Ghost vseth: hee setteth Iacob in the first place, and yet Esau was the elder brother: what is the reason of this? Answer. We must knowe that the Scripture vseth a three-fold order in the naming of persons: