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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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Again, whereas Jacob blesseth these two sons of Joseph, by fore-telling the particular estate of their posterity, for their portion in the Land of Canaan; here we learn, that in many things God doth vouchsafe to reveal his will & counsel in a special manner unto them that be his children: As, in this place he revealeth unto Jacob the particular estate of the two sons of Joseph. In like manner, when ⟨p. 363⟩God was to destroy the Sodomites; Shall I hide (saith the Lord) from Abraham that thing which I do, 1seeing that Abraham shall be indeed a mighty Nation? for, I know him that he will command his sons and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord. And the Prophet Amos saith; Surely the Lord will do nothing, 2but he revealeth his secrets to his servants the Prophets. So saith our Saviour Christ to his Disciples, Ye are my friends; and he giveth a reason, because (saith he) I have revealed unto you all that I have heard of my Father, John 15.15. So that those which are (in Christ) the friends of God, they shall in a particular and special manner know those things which God will not reveal unto others. And look as this is here verified to Jacob in a special manner, so it is true generally in all Gods servants & children; he revealeth some particular things unto them, more then he doth unto others. For, besides that general knowledge which they have in his word, he reveals particularly unto them the knowledge of their own election, of their justification, sanctification, and glorification to come: though not by way of prophecy, yet by the working of his spirit in the ministry and meditation of his word. And thus much of the blessing. Now follow the Circumstances.
Againe, whereas Iacob blesseth these two sonnes of Ioseph, by fore-telling the particular estate of their posterity, for their portion in the Land of Canaan; here wee learne, that in many things God doth vouchsafe to reueale his will & counsell in a speciall manner vnto them that be his children: As, in this place he reuealeth vnto Iacob the particular estate of the two sonnes of Ioseph. In like manner, when ⟨p. 363⟩