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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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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.
Hence wee may learne, that those whom God will imploy aboue others in some speciall seruice for his owne glory, are vsually endowed with some speciall gift aboue others; yea many times with outward grace and comelinesse in the body. For, this beauty in Moses body, moued his parents to seeke to saue his life; they perswade themselues that God had not imprinted that in him for nought. Saul (wee know) was made King ouer Israel: and it is noted, that the Lord had giuen him a goodly stature; for hee was higher than any of the people from the shoulders vpward. 1So Dauid had a good countenance, 2and a comely visage: for the Lord purposed to make him king ouer Israel. Now ⟨p. 389⟩as he did excell his brethren in beauty and comelinesse, so he was to be far aboue them in this special seruice of God, in gouerning his people.