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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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Now in the first entrance of this example, the holy Ghost setteth down a wonderful thing of Moses; namely, that Moses had faith, and by it did this great work. This (I say) is strange, because he was brought up by Pharaohs daughter in the Court of Pharaoh, where was no knowledge of the true God, and indeed nothing but idolatry, wantonness, and profaneness. And yet here it is testified of him, by the spirit of GOD which cannot lie, that he had faith; which is a wonderful thing. And the like is recorded of others in the word of God: As in Ahab's Court (who was a King that had sold himself to work wickedness) yet the spirit of God testifieth, that even there was good Obadiah, a man that feared God greatly. 1And Herod was a most deadly enemy to Christ: and yet Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's friend, ministered of her goods unto Christ. And Paul saith, The Saints which are of Caesars household salute you: Where, by Caesars house, is meant the Court of Nero, who was a most bloody man, and a wicked persecutor; and yet in his house were the professors of Christs Gospel. By these examples we learn, that Christ hath his children and servants in the middle among his enemies: for, these 3. Courts, of Pharaoh, Herod, and Nero, may be called a kind of hell; & yet there were some of Gods servants in them all. Which showeth us clearly the truth of Gods word, which saith of Christ, that he reigneth in the middle among his enemies. 2Howsoever they rage, and seek to blot out his name, and to root out his kingdom, yet maugre their throats, he will rule in the middle of their kingdoms, & there have those which truly serve him & fear his name: Revel. 2.13, God had his Church in Pergamus where Satan's throne was▪
Now in the first entrance of this exāple, the holy Ghost setteth downe a wonderfull thing of Moses; namely, that Moses had faith, and by it did this great worke. This (I say) is strange, because he was brought vp by Pharaohs daughter in the Court of Pharaoh, where was no knowledge of the true God, and indeede nothing but idolatry, wantonnesse, and profanenesse. And yet heere it is testified of him, by the spirit of GOD which cannot lie, that hee had faith; which is a wonderfull thing. And the like is recorded of others in the word of God: As in Ahabs Court (who was a King that had sold himselfe to worke wickednesse) yet the spirit of God testifieth, that euen there was good Obadiah, a man that feared God greatly.