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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. Circumstance. By what means did Jacob bless the two sons of Joseph? Ans. By faith in the promises of God; so the text saith, By faith Jacob blessed the two sons of Joseph. And if we consider the matter well, we shall see it was a notable faith: for, he was now a poor pilgrim in Egypt, and yet by faith gives them portions in the Land of Canaan.
2. Circumstance. By what meanes did Iacob blesse the two sonnes of Ioseph? Ans. By faith in the promises of God; so the text saith, By faith Iacob blessed the two sonnes of Ioseph. And if we consider the matter well, wee shall see it was a notable faith: for, hee was now a poore pilgrime in Egypt, and yet by faith giues them portions in the Land of Canaan.
Quest. Why (will some say) did he not keep himself in the Land of Canaan?
Quest. Why (will some say) did hee not keepe himselfe in the Land of Canaan?
Answ. Jacob indeed dwelt there for a time, but yet as a sojourner, having no more liberties than he bought for himself; no not so much as water for his camels, or a place to bury the dead: and besides, he was driven out of this his own Land by famine, and was fain to fly into Egypt for food and sustenance; and there to live as a poor pilgrim and stranger, forth of his own country: And yet for all this extremity (as though he had bin some mighty potentate of the world, or some Emperor) he makes his Will, & bequeaths unto his children the Land of Canaan, allotting ⟨p. 366⟩to every one his part & portion; which must needs be a work of a notable faith, wonderfully apprehending & applying the promise of God.