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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; For a man to come into another mans Kingdom, and to carry away his Subjects without the Kings consent, is a fact of rebellion and sedition; and therefore worthy no commendation, but rather shame and punishment: And this did Moses, he comes from Midian, and caries away the Jews which had been a long time Pharaohs subjects; and for whose service he might plead possession, and a long prescription: therefore it seems to ⟨p. 423⟩be no fact of faith? Answer. Indeed if Moses had done this on his own head, he might worthily have been thus censured. But when he came to Egypt, he had a calling immediately from God to do as he did; and for confirmation hereof▪ he had Gods promise of assistance in working strange miracles: and when he carried the people out of Egypt, he did it by commandment from a King that was higher then Pharaoh. Neither yet did Moses carry them away as a private man; for, he was a public person, an high Magistrate, and no stranger, but one of themselves: yea, he was a King, as may appear in Gods word; for, Deut. 33.5, He is plainly called a King: and Gen. 36.31, it is said, There were so many Kings in Edom, before there reigned any King over the children of Israel. Now, the last of those Kings reigned at that time when Moses went with the Israelites out of Egypt: so that Moses was their King, & had the authority and government of a King over them from the Lord; and therefore it was no fact of rebellion in him, but a work that did greatly commend his faith, being grounded upon Gods commandment and promise.
But some wil say; For a man to come into another mans Kingdome, and to carie away his Subiects without the Kings consent, is a fact of rebellion and sedition; and therfore worthy no commendation, but rather shame and punishment: And this did Moses, he comes from Midian, and caries away the Iewes which had beene a long time Pharaohs subiects; and for whose seruice hee might pleade possession, and a long prescription: therefore it seemes to ⟨p. 423⟩be no fact of faith? Answere. Indeede if Moses had done this on his owne head, he might worthily haue beene thus censured. But when hee came to Egypt, hee had a calling immediatly from God to doe as he did; and for confirmation hereof he had Gods promise of assistance in working strange miracles: and when he caried the people out of Egypt, he did it by commaundement from a King that was higher then Pharaoh. Neither yet did Moses carie them away as a priuate man; for, he was a publike person, an high Magistrate, and no stranger, but one of themselues: yea, he was a King, as may appeare in Gods word; for,