A09376:1298
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now, there is great difference between these two, To worship on the top of his staff: and on the top of his bed.
Now, there is great difference betweene these two, To worshippe on the toppe of his staffe: and on the toppe of his bed.
How therefore can they stand together? Ans. They may stand well together, and be both true; for when Jacob was about to give up the Ghost, and was ready to die, he raised ⟨p. 370⟩up himself upon his pillow towards the beds head, and thereon rested his body. Now, because his body was weak and feeble, he staid himself also upon his staff: and thus comparing the places together, we see there is no repugnancy in them. Again, this we must know, that the same sentence of Scripture may be diversly read in divers places of Scripture, without any impeachment to the truth, certainty, or perfection of Scripture: for, when the holy Ghost speaketh the same thing often, yet in different terms (as in this place) the diversity of words doth enlarge or open the sense and meaning, but no way corrupt or deprave the same. And thus much for the words.
How therfore can they stand together? Ans. They may stand wel together, and be both true; for when Iacob was about to giue vp the Ghost, and was ready to die, hee raised ⟨p. 370⟩vp himselfe vpon his pillowe towards the beds head, and thereon rested his body. Now, because his body was weake and feeble, hee staide himselfe also vpon his staffe: and thus comparing the places together, we see there is no repugnancie in them. Againe, this wee must knowe, that the same sentence of Scripture may be diuersly read in diuers places of Scripture, without any impeachment to the truth, certainty, or perfection of Scripture: for, when the holy Ghost speaketh the same thing often, yet in different tearmes (as in this place) the diuersity of wordes doth enlarge or open the sense and meaning, but no way corrupt or depraue the same. And thus much for the words.