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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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Thus did the Parents adventure the child's life, for the saving of their own: wherein we may see a great want and weakness in their faith; for they kept their child a while by faith: but afterward committed him to the dangers of the waters, of wild beasts and fowls of the air. So that it is plain their faith was weak, and mingled with fear and with some doubting. For in keeping the child three months, they show forth lively faith; but when as they expose him to danger for their own safety, herein they bewray some want of love, and weakness of faith: and yet we see they are here commended for their faith. Which showeth plainly, that if a man have true and sound faith, though it be but weak, yet God in mercy will take knowledge of it and commend it, passing by the weakness of it; yea, and unto that faith will give the promises of life everlasting made in Christ,
Thus did the Parents aduenture the childes life, for the sauing of their owne: wherein we may see a great want and weakenesse in their faith; for they kept their childe a while by faith: but afterward cōmitted him to the dangers of the waters, of wilde beasts and fowles of the aire. So that it is plaine their faith was weake, and mingled with feare and with some doubting. For in keeping the childe three moneths, they shew forth liuely faith; but when as they expose him to danger for their owne safety, heerein they bewray some want of loue, and weakenesse of faith: and yet we see they are heere commended for their faith. Which sheweth plainely, that if a man haue true and sound faith, though it be but weak, yet God in mercy will take knowledge of it and commend it, passing by the weakenesse of it; yea, and vnto that faith will giue the promises of life euerlasting made in Christ,
The third circumstance to be considered, is this; Who it was that kept Moses three months. In Exodus it is said that his mother kept him;1 but here it is said, his parents kept him: where the holy Ghost includes his father also. How can both these be true? Answ. We must know that the Mother was the chief doer in this work, and the father though he was not a doer, yet he gave his consent. Now we must remember, that consent is a kind of doing, whether it be in good things, or in evil: for, when Saul did but keep the persecutors clothes that stoned Stephen, (