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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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It is then a good question; how Joseph should come by this faith?
It is then a good question; how Ioseph should come by this faith?
Answer. We must know this, that though he had not the like extraordinary means with the Patriarchs; yet he wanted not all means: for, in his younger days, he was trained up in his Father Jacobs family, and by him ⟨p. 378⟩was instructed in the ways of God, and in the practice of religion; and in his later days also, he had the benefit of his Fathers company and instructions in Egypt. Now Jacob was not an ordinary Father, but a notable Patriarch and an holy Prophet; in whose family God had placed his visible Church in those days, wherein Jacob was the Lords Prophet and Minister. Now Joseph, both in his young age, and also after his Father came to Egypt, did hear and learn of him the ways of God; and by that means came to this excellent faith, for which he is so commended here, and matched with his Fathers the holy Patriarchs.
Answer. We must knowe this, that though he had not the like extraordinarie meanes with the Patriarches; yet he wanted not all meanes: for, in his younger dayes, hee was trayned vp in his Father Iacobs family, and by him ⟨p. 378⟩was instructed in the wayes of God, and in the practice of religion; and in his later dayes also, he had the benefit of his Fathers company and instructions in Egypt. Now Iacob was not an ordinarie Father, but a notable Patriarch and an holy Prophet; in whose family God had placed his visible Church in those dayes, wherin Iacob was the Lords Prophet and Minister. Now Ioseph, both in his young age, and also after his Father came to Egypt, did heare and learne of him the wayes of God; and by that meanes came to this excellent faith, for which he is so commended here, and matched with his Fathers the holy Patriarchs.