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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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2. He gives them two portions in the Land of Canaan: for Jacob was made an instrument of God, by way of prophecy to distinguish and divide the Land of Canaan among his children.
2. He giues them two portions in the Land of Canaan: for Iacob was made an instrument of God, by way of prophecie to distinguish and diuide the Land of Canaan among his children.
3. He doth as a Prophet, by the spirit of prophecy, foretell the condition and estate of Ephraim and Manasseh in their posterity; to wit, that they should be great Nations, and of them should come two great people: in these three things doth Jacobs blessing consist.
3. He doth as a Prophet, by the spirit of prophecie, foretell the condition and estate of Ephraim and Manasses in their posterity; to wit, that they should be great Nations, and of them should come two great people: in these three things doth Iacobs blessing consist.
Out of this blessing of Jacob, we learn two things: First, that God alloweth this liberty to a master of a family, to adopt and choose for the upholding of his house a child or children, in the want of issue from his own body. For here old Jacob for the continuance of his posterity, and the enlarging of the Church of God, adopteth his sons sons into his own family, to be his own sons: And this he doth by faith. And therefore a Lord and Master in his family may do the like: but yet with this caveat; he must ever take heed that in this adopting he do not unjustly hinder his own issue or kindred.
Out of this blessing of Iacob, we learne two things: First, that God alloweth this liberty to a master of a family, to adopt and chuse for the vpholding of his house a childe or children, in the want of issue from his owne body. For here olde Iacob for the continuance of his posterity, and the enlarging of the Church of God, adopteth his sonnes sonnes into his own family, to be his own sonnes: And this he doth by faith. And therefore a Lord and Master in his family may doe the like: but yet with this caueat; hee must euer take heede that in this adopting he doe not vniustly hinder his owne issue or kindred.