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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 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 ⟨p. 394⟩may stand with obedience unto the commandments of the first table: and when these two cannot stand together, then we are freed from obedience unto the second table; as, from performing honour and thankfulness unto men, when we cannot therewithal perform obedience and service unto God. And this was Moses case: because he could not both serve God, and continue his thankfulness, to Pharaohs daughter (for in staying with her, he should have made shipwreck of true religion) therefore he forsaketh her favour and honour; and for this cause is here commended unto us. The like did our Saviour Christ, for when the people would have made him King, he refused it, and fled from among them, John 6.15, because it would not stand with that calling, for which he was sanctified and sent into the world: therefore Moses fact was commendable, and doth greatly set forth unto us his holy faith.
But some will say, This fact of Moses may seeme rather worthy of blame then praise, as being a practice of great rudenesse and ingratitude: for shee preserued his life from death, and brought him vp as her owne childe, and vouchsafed him this speciall fauour to make him her heire; and therefore Moses should not thus haue contemned her fauour. Answer. Indeede it had beene Moses part to haue shewed himselfe thankfull, in accepting this fauour at her hands, and also in enioying the same, if hee might haue done it with the feare of God, and keeping a good conscience. But, that he could not doe: for, if he had dwelled still with her, and beene her sonne and heire, hee should haue beene vndutifull vnto GOD. Now this is a rule to bee remembred and practiced alwayes; that in duties of like nature the Commaundements of the second table doe binde vs no further then our obedience thereto