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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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2 Observe further: Moses ordained and made the Pass-over. We may not think, that Moses killed all the lambs that were to be slain at this Passover; but in his own family he killed his own lamb, and enjoined the people from God, to do the like in theirs. The like phrase is often used in the scripture, Joshua, 5.3, Joshua is said to circumcise the sons of Israel; which was almost a thing impossible for one man to do: But the meaning thereof is this; that Joshua enjoined & procured, that all the people should be circumcised, and saw it done. And so we must understand this place.
2 Obserue further: Moses ordained and made the Passe-ouer. We may not thinke, that Moses killed all the lambes that were to be slaine at this Passeouer; but in his own familie he killed his owne lambe, and inioyned the people from God, to doe the like in theirs. The like phrase is often vsed in the scripture, Iosua, 5.3, Iosua is said to circumcise the sonnes of Israel; which was almost a thing impossible for one man to doe: But the meaning thereof is this; that Iosua inioyned & procured, that all the people should be circumcised, and saw it done. And so wee must vnderstand this place.
Now in this, that Moses did in this manner celebrate this passover, we are taught this lesson; that Governors and Superiors in their place, must procure, that those which •e under their government, do keep the commandments of God; and especially those, which concern Gods worship. It is the commandment of the Lord by Moses, that the King should have the law written; that he may learn to fear his God, and keep all the words of this law written, to do them. Now, how shall the king do all the words of the law? seeing there be many commandments, that do not concern him, nor his place; but his subjects, and other particular men, of other callings. Surely thus: He must do those in his own person, that concern him in his place; and then see that his subjects and servants do likewise such duties, both towards God and man, as concern them in their places. This is a special point concerning all Magistrates and Superiors whatsoever; and therefore Paul saith,