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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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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.
But some will say, This fact of Moses may seem rather worthy of blame then praise, as being a practice of great rudeness and ingratitude: for she preserved his life from death, and brought him up as her own child, and vouchsafed him this special favour to make him her heir; and therefore Moses should not thus have contemned her favour. Answer. Indeed it had been Moses part to have showed himself thankful, in accepting this favour at her hands, and also in enjoying the same, if he might have done it with the fear of God, and keeping a good conscience. But, that he could not do: for, if he had dwelled still with her, and been her son and heir, he should have been undutiful unto GOD. Now this is a rule to be remembered and practiced always; that in duties of like nature […] the Commandments of the second table do bind us no further then our obedience thereto