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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 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, (Act. 7.58.) whereby he signified his consent; thereupon he confesseth himself to be guilty of his death, Act. 22.20.
The third circumstance to bee considered, is this; Who it was that kept Moses three moneths. 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. Wee must knowe that the Mother was the chiefe doer in this worke, and the father though he was not a doer, yet he gaue his consent. Now we must remember, that consent is a kinde of doing, whether it be in good things, or in euill: for, when Saul did but keepe the persecutors clothes that stoned Stephen, (Act. 7.58.) whereby he signified his consent; thereupon hee confesseth himselfe to bee guiltie of his death, Act. 22.20.