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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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Again, this faith of Moses serves to check many a man in this age, that is brought up in the Church of God, and under godly Parents & governors, and yet is a hater and mocker of the religion of Christ. Surely Moses in the day of judgement shall stand up against all such, and condemn them. For he had faith, though he were brought up in a most profane place: and they are void of faith, nay, enemies unto it; though they live in the bosom of the Church.
Againe, this faith of Moses serues to checke many a man in this age, that is brought vp in the Church of God, and vnder godly Parents & gouernours, and yet is a hater and mocker of the religion of Christ. Surely Moses in the day of iudgement shall stand vp against all such, and condemne them. For he had faith, though he were brought vp in a most profane place: and they are voide of faith, nay, enemies vnto it; though they liue in the bosome of the Church.
But let us come to the strange fact which Moses did, for which his faith is so commended. The Text saith of him first of all, That when he was come to age, he refused to be called the son of Pharaohs daughter. How Moses became her son, we may read at large, Exod. 2: where it is said, that she having found Moses in the basket, preserved him alive, and brought him up as her own child▪ purposing to make him her own son & heir. But this honour of hers he would not accept; this he refused by faith, and this is that notable and famous act, for which his faith is here con mended unto us.
But let vs come to the strange fact which Moses did, for which his faith is so commended. The Text saith of him first of all, That when he was come to age, he refused to be called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter. How Moses became her sonne, we may reade at large, Exod. 2: where it is said, that she hauing found Moses in the basket, preserued him aliue, and brought him vp as her own childe▪ purposing to make him her owne sonne & heire. But this honour of hers he would not accept; this hee refused by faith, and this is that notable and famous act, for which his faith is here cō mended vnto vs.