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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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The second point to be handled, is the commendation of Josephs faith by two actions thereof: to wit, 1. His mention of the departure of the children of Israel out of Egypt: 2. His commandment concerning his bones. Of both which we will speak briefly, because the special points herein were handled in the former verse.
The second point to be handled, is the commendation of Iosephs faith by two actions thereof: to wit, 1. His mention of the departure of the children of Israell out of Egypt: 2. His commaundement concerning his bones. Of both which we will speake briefely, because the speciall points herein were handled in the former verse.
For the first: Joseph when he died made mention of the departing of the children of Israel, that is, out of Egypt into Canaan.
For the first: Ioseph when hee died made mention of the departing of the children of Israell, that is, out of Egypt into Canaan.
Here we may observe a most notable work of faith: it makes a man to keep in memory the merciful promises which God hath made unto him. This is it which commends Josephs faith for a lively faith, That being about to die, he remembereth this merciful promise of God, made to his fore-fathers touching their posterity; to wit, that after they had continued as servants in a strange Land 400. years, they should then have a good issue and a happy deliverance, and be brought into the Land of Canaan. Gen. 15.13. This is a notable work of faith, as may appear by two notable effects hereof in the life of a Christian: For first, by this remembrance of Gods merciful promises, the servant of God at all times, and in all distresses and extremities doth find comfort unto his soul. This brings to his memory the wonderful goodness and mercy of God, by which he is comforted. When David was in a most desperate case, so as he cried out by reason of affliction and temptation, Will