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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
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.
Here some may say, Seeing God purposed to make Moses such a worthy man over his people, why did he not by some wonderful, powerful, and mighty manner preserve him against the rage of Pharaoh? Answer. God indeed was able to have sent a legion of Angels for his preservation, or to have done it after some strange visible manner; but yet he would not: for we must know and remember, that it is Gods pleasure to show his power in weak means. He can preserve every servant of his from all kind of injury: but he will not always do so. When Christ himself our Saviour was, in his infancy, persecuted by Herod, God his Father was then able to have preserved him in Judea, and to have overthrown his persecutor by many legions of Angels; yet he would not, but only useth the poor help of Joseph, and Mary, with the ordinary weak means of flight: and all this he did, that he might be glorified in the weakness of his servants; for, when all means fail, then doth he magnify his power and providence in preserving those that trust in him. And thus much of this Action in general.
Here some may say, Seeing God purposed to make Moses such a worthy man ouer his people, why did he not by some wonderfull, powerfull, and mighty manner preserue him against the rage of Pharaoh? Answer. God indeede was able to haue sent a legion of Angels for his preseruation, or to haue done it after some strange visible manner; but yet he would not: for we must knowe and remember, that it is Gods pleasure to shew his power in weak means. He can preserue euery seruant of his from all kinde of iniurie: but he will not alwaies doe so. When Christ himselfe our Sauiour was, in his infancie, persecuted by Herod, God his Father was then able to haue preserued him in Iudea, and to haue ouerthrowen his persecutor by manie legions of Angels; yet hee would not, but onely vseth the poore helpe of Ioseph, and Marie, with the ordinarie weake meanes of flight: and all this hee did, that hee might be glorified in the weakenesse of his seruants; for, when all meanes faile, then doth hee magnifie his power and prouidence in preseruing those that trust in him. And thus much of this Action in generall.
The circumstances to be considered in the hiding of Moses, are four: 1. The time when he was hid: the Text saith, When he was borne. Moses (as we said) must be afterward a notable servant, and a worthy instrument of GOD, whereby he would work the deliverance of his people, out of the bondage of Egypt: and yet we see, he is fain to be hid so soon as he is borne.