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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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VERSE 28. By faith, he ordained the Passover, and the effusion of blood; lest he that destroyed the first borne, should touch them.
VERSE 28. By faith, hee ordained the Passeouer, and the effusion of blood; lest hee that destroyed the first borne, should touch them.
IN the former verses, the author of this Epistle hath showed unto us, the notable faith of Moses, by two worthy acts: 1 His refusing to be called the son of Pharaohs daughter. 2 His departing out of Egypt. Now, here in this verse, he commends his faith unto us by a third action; which is, the ordination, or celebrating of the Passover. This verse is the sum of the 12. Chapter of Exodus; the effect whereof is this: After that God had sent nine several plagues upon the Land of Egypt, which were occasions to harden Pharaohs heart; at last he sends Moses to certify Pharaoh, that unless he would let the people go, he would send a tenth plague, which should be more grievous to them, than all the former; even the slaughter of all the first borne in Egypt, both of man and beast. Yet Pharaohs heart was not softened, neither did he let the people go. Therefore Moses departeth from him, and (according to Gods commandment) assembles the Elders of Israel together, and causeth them to kill every man a lamb of a year old, & to eat it, roast with fire; and to take the blood, and sprinkle it upon the door cheeks, and upon the posts of their houses: for a sign unto them, that the Angel of the Lord, (seeing the blood sprinkled upon their doors) should pass over them, and touch none of their first borne, neither man, nor beast. This is the sum and meaning of that history. Now let us come to the consideration of this fact more particularly; and first, to the meaning of the words of this verse, because there is some difficulty in them.
IN the former verses, the author of this Epistle hath shewed vnto vs, the notable faith of Moses, by two worthy acts: 1 His refusing to be called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter. 2 His departing out of Egypt. Now, here in this verse, he commends his faith vnto vs by a third action; which is, the ordination, or celebrating of the Passeouer. This verse is the summe of the 12. Chapter of Exodus; the effect whereof is this: After that God had sent nine seuerall plagues vpon the Land of Egypt, which were occasions to harden Pharaohs heart; at last he sends Moses to certifie Pharaoh, that vnlesse he would let the people go, he would send a tenth plague, which should bee more grieuous to them, than all the former; euen the slaughter of all the first borne in Egypt, both of man and beast. Yet Pharaohs heart was not softened, neither did he let the people goe. Therefore Moses departeth from him, and (according to Gods commandement) assembles the Elders of Israel together, and causeth them to kill euery man a lambe of a yeare olde, & to eate it, roste with fire; and to take the blood, and sprinkle it vpon the doore cheekes, and vpon the postes of their houses: for a signe vnto them, that the Angel of the Lord, (seeing the blood sprinkled vpon their doores) should passe ouer them, and touch none of their first borne, neither man, nor beast. This is the summe and meaning of that history. Now let vs come to the consideration of this fact more particularly; and first, to the meaning of the wordes of this verse, because there is some difficultie in them.