A09376:1452
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It followeth: And effusion of blood; that is, the sprinkling of the blood of the Paschal Lamb; which was a notable rite & ceremony used in this first Pass-over, after this manner: The blood of every Lamb was put into a basin, & sprinkled with a bunch of Hyssop upon the door posts of every ⟨p. 436⟩mans house among the Jews. Now this rite did not continue always, but was peculiar & proper to this first pass-over kept in Egypt at the institution thereof; being then practiced (but not after) in regard of that special deliverance then at hand, whereof it was an assurance: for it signified unto them, that the Angel of the Lord, coming to destroy the first born of Egypt, & seeing that blood so sprinkled, should pass over their houses, and touch none of their first borne, of man nor beast. This end of the sprinkling of this blood, is here likewise set down in these words; Lest he that destroyed the first born should touch them. He: that is, the Angel of the Lord, who was sent to destroy the first born throughout all Egypt both of man and beast, save only of those who had their door posts sprinkled with blood. And thus much for the meaning of the words.
It followeth: And effusion of bloud; that is, the sprinkling of the bloud of the Paschal Lamb; which was a notable rite & ceremony vsed in this first Passe-ouer, after this māner: The bloud of euery Lamb was put into a bason, & sprinkled with a bunch of Hysope vpon the doore posts of euery ⟨p. 436⟩mans house among the Iewes. Now this rite did not continue alwaies, but was peculiar & proper to this first passe-ouer kept in Egypt at the institution thereof; being then practiced (but not after) in regard of that speciall deliuerance then at hand, wherof it was an assurance: for it signified vnto them, that the Angel of the Lord, cōming to destroy ye first born of Egypt, & seeing that bloud so sprinked, should passe ouer their houses, and touch none of their first borne, of man nor beast. This end of the sprinkling of this bloud, is here likewise set down in these words; Lest he that destroyed the first born shold touch them. He: that is, the Angell of the Lord, who was sent to destroy the first born throughout all Egypt both of man and beast, saue onely of those who had their door posts sprinkled with bloud. And thus much for the meaning of the words.