A09376:1353
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 second action, whereby the faith of Moses Parents is commended unto us, is this; They did not fear the Kings commandment. These words must not be understood absolutely and simply, but with limitation. For many places of Scripture are spoken simply, which must be understood with respect: as when it is said, Math. 11.18, John came neither eating nor drinking, that is not, eating nothing at all, but eating little: and Christ saith, Math. 10.34, ⟨p. 390⟩He came not to bring peace, but the sword: that is (as Luke expounds it, Luk. 12.51.) rather debate, than peace. And so in this place, Moses parents feared not the Kings commandment; that is, they did not fear it overmuch, or wholly, or only, or so much as others did in the like case.
The second action, whereby the faith of Moses Parents is commended vnto vs, is this; They did not feare the Kings commaundement. These words must not be vnderstoode absolutely and simply, but with limitation. For manie places of Scripture are spoken simply, which must bee vnderstoode with respect: as when it is said, Math. 11.18, Iohn came neither eating nor drinking, that is not, eating nothing at all, but eating little: and Christ saith, Math. 10.34, ⟨p. 390⟩He came not to bring peace, but the sword: that is (as Luke expounds it, Luk. 12.51.) rather debate, than peace. And so in this place, Moses parents feared not the Kings commandement; that is, they did not feare it ouermuch, or wholly, or onely, or so much as others did in the like case.