A09376:1300
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 to come to the fact it self: in Jacobs worship, three circumstances are to be considered: 1. The occasion: 2. The time: 3. The manner of it.
Now to come to the fact it self: in Iacobs worship, three circumstances are to be considered: 1. The occasion: 2. The time: 3. The manner of it.
The occasion of Jacobs worship here spoken of (as we may read, Genesis 47) was this: when the time drew near that Jacob must die, he called for his son Joseph, and chargeth him deeply, That he should not bury him in Egypt when he was dead, but that he should carry him thence, and bury him in the burial of his Fathers; Joseph consents unto his Fathers request: and yet Jacob for certainty makes him to swear that he shall do so, and Joseph sware unto him. Now upon this issue that Jacob had with Joseph, the Text saith, That Israel worshipped towards the beds •ead: that is, he praised GOD, and gave thanks unto him for this benefit that he should be buried with his Fathers, Abraham, and Isaac. And yet this benefit did not so much concern himself as his children: for, the carrying of his bones thither, was to be a token and pledge, and a certain assurance unto them, that the Land of Canaan should be theirs, and that God would bring them thither again.
The occasion of Iacobs worship heere spoken of (as we may reade, Genesis 47) was this: when the time drew neere that Iacob must die, hee called for his sonne Ioseph, and chargeth him deepely, That hee should not burie him in Egypt when hee was dead, but that hee should carie him thence, and burie him in the buriall of his Fathers; Ioseph consents vnto his Fathers request: and yet Iacob for certaintie makes him to sweare that hee shall doe so, and Ioseph sware vnto him. Now vpon this issue that Iacob had with Ioseph, the Text saith, That Israell worshipped towards the beds •ead: that is, hee praised GOD, and gaue thankes vnto him for this benefite that hee should be buried with his Fathers, Abraham, and Isaac. And yet this benefite did not so much concerne himselfe as his children: for, the carying of his bones thither, was to be a token and pledge, and a certaine assurance vnto them, that the Land of Canaan should be theirs, and that God would bring them thither againe.