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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, the afflictions of the Israelites, are here said to be their sufferings for Christ: where note, that though Christ his coming were then afar off, yet the Israelites then knew of Christ; for else they could not suffer for him.
Againe, the afflictions of the Israelites, are here said to be their sufferings for Christ: where note, that though Christ his comming were then afarre off, yet the Israelites then knewe of Christ; for else they could not suffer for him.
This confuteth those which hold, that every man may be saved by his own religion, whatsoever it be, if he live civilly and uprightly therein. Their reason is taken from the Jews, who (they say) had only the knowledge of outward ceremonies, and so were saved. But that opinion is here disproved; for, the Jews knew Christ, and professed him, or else they would never suffer for him: and therefore they were saved by him, and not by their obedience to outward ceremonies. And thus much of the reason, which moved Moses to make such a choice as he did.
This confuteth those which holde, that euery man may be saued by his owne religion, whatsoeuer it be, if hee liue ciuilly and vprightly therein. Their reason is taken from the Iewes, who (they say) had onely the knowledge of outward ceremonies, and so were saued. But that opinion is here disprooued; for, the Iewes knew Christ, and professed him, or else they would neuer suffer for him: and therefore they were saued by him, and not by their obedience to outward ceremonies. And thus much of the reason, which mooued Moses to make such a choyce as hee did.
Now in the end of the verse is added a reason, why Moses was of this strange judgement; to think the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: namely, because he had respect to the recompense of reward. That is, he often set his eye to behold, and his heart to consider, how God had made a promise of life everlasting after this life, unto all those that obeyed him, and trusted in him in this life: for the enjoying whereof, he preferred that estate wherein he might live in the fear of God, though it were a state of reproach, before all other whatsoever. Where we see, what it is that will bring a man to esteem affliction, with the fear of God, better than the treasures & pleasures of an earthly kingdom: namely, as we set the bodily eye to behold the affliction; so we must lift up the eye of the mind of faith, to behold the recompense of reward;