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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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Lastly, observe the Cause, or rather the Occasion that moved the Parents to save their child. It was a notable comeliness and beauty, which did appear in the body of the child, when he was borne. This moved them to reason thus with themselves: Surely God hath given such beauty and comeliness unto this child, that it is very likely he will use him hereafter, to be some notable instrument of some great work: we therefore will keep him alive. This point must be marked of us: for, beside their natural affection, this also was a motive to make the parents save their child.
Lastly, obserue the Cause, or rather the Occasion that mooued the Parents to saue their childe. It was a notable comlinesse and beautie, which did appeare in the body of the childe, when hee was borne. This mooued them to reason thus with themselues: Surely God hath giuen such beautie and comelinesse vnto this childe, that it is very likely he will vse him hereafter, to be some notable instrument of some great worke: we therefore will keepe him aliue. This point must be marked of vs: for, beside their natural affection, this also was a motiue to make the parents saue their childe.
Hence we may learn, that those whom God will employ above others in some special service for his own glory, are usually endowed with some special gift above others; yea many times with outward grace and comeliness in the body. For, this beauty in Moses body, moved his parents to seek to save his life; they persuade themselves that God had not imprinted that in him for nought. Saul (we know) was made King over Israel: and it is noted, that the Lord had given him a goodly stature; for he was higher than any of the people from the shoulders upward. 1So David had a good countenance, 2and a comely visage: for the Lord purposed to make him king over Israel. Now ⟨p. 389⟩as he did excel his brethren in beauty and comeliness, so he was to be far above them in this special service of God, in governing his people.