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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 the example of Joseph, more particularly we are to observe two points: 1. Josephs faith: 2. The actions of his faith whereby it is commended.
In the example of Ioseph, more particularly wee are to obserue two points: 1. Iosephs faith: 2. The actions of his faith whereby it is commended.
For the first: it is said, that by faith Joseph when he died, &c. Joseph, for ought we find in Scripture, had not such means to come by faith, as his Ancestors had before him. For the three Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, had otherwhiles the appearance of GOD unto them, otherwhile his holy Angels brought them messages from GOD, and sometime they had his will revealed unto them by dreams and visions; all which were notable helps and means both to begin and to increase faith in them: but Joseph wanted all these means, or at least many of them. For, read his whole History, and you shall not find that either Angel appeared unto him, or else that GOD by dreams and visions spake unto him: and no marvel. For he lived out of the visible Church where GODs presence was, in superstitious and Idolatrous Egypt: and yet for all this, he is here matched in the matter of faith, with the three worthy Patriarchs.
For the first: it is saide, that by faith Ioseph when hee died, &c. Ioseph, for ought wee finde in Scripture, had not such meanes to come by faith, as his Auncestors had before him. For the three Patriarches, Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, had otherwhiles the appearance of GOD vnto them, otherwhile his holy Angels brought them messages from GOD, and sometime they had his will reuealed vnto them by dreames and visions; all which were notable helpes and meanes both to beginne and to encrease faith in them: but Ioseph wanted all these meanes, or at least many of them. For, reade his whole Historie, and you shall not finde that either Angell appeared vnto him, or else that GOD by dreames and visions spake vnto him: and no meruaile. For hee liued out of the visible Church where GODs presence was, in superstitious and Idolatrous Egypt: and yet for all this, hee is heere matched in the matter of faith, with the three worthie Patriarchs.