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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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In this circumstance we may learn two especial duties: one for masters of families; the other for the Ministers of Gods word: for, here Jacob bears the person not only of a Father, but of a Prophet. First, Masters of families are here taught to set in order their houses and families whereof they have charge, before they die: for, Jacob having a great charge, and many children; calls for the sons of Joseph, Ephraim, & Manasseh, before his death, and makes them his own, to perfect his family.
In this circumstance wee may learne two especiall duties: one for masters of families; the other for the Ministers of Gods word: for, here Iacob beares the person not onely of a Father, but of a Prophet. First, Masters of families are here taught to set in order their houses and families whereof they haue charge, before they die: for, Iacob hauing a great charge, and many children; calls for the sonnes of Ioseph, Ephraim, & Manasses, before his death, and makes them his owne, to perfect his family.
Quest. How (will some ask) must a man set his house in order when he dies. Answer. By doing two things after Jacobs example: for, first, he disposeth of his temporal things, and distributeth his temporal inheritance in the Land of Canaan. Secondly, he gives them charge of some duties concerning himself and some others, especially concerning religion and Gods worship, and then he dies; as it is said, When he had made an end of giving charge unto his sons, he plucked up his feet into his bed, and gave up the ghost. Genesis 49.33: So likewise Masters of families, they must set their houses in order by the like two duties: 1. By a due disposing of their temporal goods and possessions: and 2. by giving exhortation and charge unto their children and family, concerning the worship of GOD, and the practice of true Religion. This (as we may also read, 1. Kings. 2,) was the practice of good King David: when he was about to die, and as he saith, to go the way of all flesh, he calls for Solomon his son, and makes him King in his stead, and gives him a most notable charge concerning Gods worship, Verse 3; read the place: it is worth the marking. So the Prophet Isaiah, when he comes to Hezekiah from the Lord, he aims at these two: and bids him set his house in order, for he must die and not live: Isay 38.1: and so ought every Master of a family, after their example, both learn and practice these two duties.