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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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2 Hereby Joseph would testify unto his brethren, what he esteemed his chief happiness; namely, that in faith & hope he was joined unto his fathers, and ancestors, that believed in God, and that he was of their religion, and looked for a resurrection, and another life, as they did. And this he would have known, not only to his brethren and posterity, but to the Egyptians also, among whom he lived.
2 Hereby Ioseph would testifie vnto his brethren, what he esteemed his chiefe happinesse; namely, that in faith & hope he was ioyned vnto his fathers, and auncestors, that beleeued in God, and that hee was of their religion, and looked for a resurrection, and another life, as they did. And this he would haue knowen, not only to his brethren and posteritie, but to the Egyptians also, among whom he liued.
3 Joseph hereby intended principally, to confirm the faith of his brethren and posterity in Gods promise, for enjoying and possessing the Land of Canaan after his death: and this was a notable way to strengthen their faith. For, when they should see or remember his corps, it was unto them as a lively sermon, to show them plainly, that howsoever they lived for a while in bondage in Egypt; yet the day should shortly come, wherein they should be set at liberty, and brought (as free-men into the land of Canaan. And undoubtedly, Joseph would therefore have his bones kept among them, that they might be a pledge unto them of their deliverance.
3 Ioseph hereby intended principally, to confirme the faith of his brethren and posterity in Gods promise, for enioying and possessing the Land of Canaan after his death: and this was a notable way to strengthen their faith. For, when they should see or remember his corps, it was vnto them as a liuely sermon, to shew them plainely, that howsoeuer they liued for a while in bondage in Egypt; yet the day should shortly come, wherein they should be set at libertie, and brought (as free-men into the land of Canaan. And vndoubtedly, Ioseph would therefore haue his bones kept among them, that they might be a pledge vnto them of their deliuerance.