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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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Here some will say, This is no commendation: for, malefactors and rebels do fly their Country? Answer. They fly indeed, yet not in faith, but in fear. Moses fled in faith: and hereby his faith is commended, that he fled, not fearing the King. But malefactors fly for fear of due punishment. Moses departed with courage and boldness, and therefore fled not as a malefactor: for he feared not the King, as appeareth plainly in the History; for, though Pharaoh had said unto him, Exod. 10.28▪ Get thee gone, see thou see my face no more: for when thou comest in my sight, thou shalt die; yet Moses went once more: namely, the tenth time, and told him of the tenth plague, and said, That Pharaohs servants should come down unto him, and fall down and pray him to get him out with the people and their cattle. 1And when the Israelites murmured against him at the red sea, when Pharaoh was at their heels, and they had no way to fly, Moses encourageth the people; saying, Fear not, stand still, and behold the salvation of the Lord which he will show you this day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen this day, shall ye never see again, Exod. 14.13. Whereby, it notably appears, that Moses departed in faith without fear of Pharaoh.
Here some will say, This is no commendation: for, malefactors and rebels doe flie their Country? Answer. They flie indeede, yet not in faith, but in feare. Moses fled in faith: and hereby his faith is commended, that hee fled, not fearing the King. But malefactors flie for feare of due punishment. Moses departed with courage and boldnesse, and therfore fled not as a malefactor: for he feared not the King, as appeareth plainely in the History; for, though Pharaoh had said vnto him, Exod. 10.28▪ Get thee gone, see thou see my face no more: for when thou commest in my sight, thou shalt die; yet Moses went once more: namely, the tenth time, and tolde him of the tenth plague, and saide, That Pharaohs seruants should come downe vnto him, and fall downe and pray him to get him out with the people and their cattell. 1