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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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Secondly, Gods Ministers must hence learn their duty: for, Jacob was a notable Minister and Prophet in Gods Church, which was then in his family. Jacob he blesseth the sons of Joseph, that he might receive them into his family, and into the covenant; that so he might continue and preserve the Church of God after his death: for, look as Isaac his Father did call him into the covenant, and blessed him; so dealeth he with the two sons of Joseph. And accordingly every Minister of GOD, in his place, ought to have special care to convey and derive true religion, ⟨p. 365⟩and the Gospel of Christ from hand to hand, so much as they can while they live; that so after their death it may be published and maintained. In the new testament we have a worthy commandment for this purpose; S. Paul having instructed & taught Timothy in the ways of godliness and religion, chargeth him, that what things he had heard and learned of him, the same he should deliver to faithful men, which should be able to teach other also: that so Gods Gospel and religion going on from hand to hand, & from person to person, might increase from time to time. S. Peters practice herein, was notable, 2. Pet. 1.15, I will endeavour therefore always, that ye may be able to have remembrance of the things of God after my departure: having professed before; that while he lived he would stir them up, by putting them in remembrance, v. 13. And in like sort, all Gods faithful ministers must do their whole endeavour before they die; that the Gospel may be preached when they are gone.
Secondly, Gods Ministers must hence learne their dutie: for, Iacob was a notable Minister and Prophet in Gods Church, which was then in his family. Iacob he blesseth the sonnes of Ioseph, that he might receiue them into his family, and into the couenant; that so hee might continue and preserue the Church of God after his death: for, looke as Isaac his Father did call him into the couenant, and blessed him; so dealeth hee with the two sonnes of Ioseph. And accordingly euery Minister of GOD, in his place, ought to haue speciall care to conuay and deriue true religion, ⟨p. 365⟩and the Gospel of Christ from hand to hand, so much as they can while they liue; that so after their death it may be published and maintained. In the new testament we haue a worthy commandemēt for this purpose; S. Paul hauing instructed & taught Timothy in the waies of godlines and religion, chargeth him, that what things he had heard and learned of him, the same he should deliuer to faithfull men, which should be able to teach other also: that so Gods Gospel and religion going on from hand to hand, & from person to person, might increase from time to time. S. Peters practice herein, was notable,