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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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Further, this sprinkling of the blood upon the door cheeks and the posts of their houses, had a notable signification: namely, of the sprinkling of the blood of Christ upon the doors of our hearts: to which Peter alludeth, 1. Peter 1.2; Through the obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. And David, when he saith, Sprinkle me with Hyssop and I shall be clean: David knew well that the blood of beasts could not take away sin, and therefore no doubt by his saving faith, he had an eye to the blood of the Messiah under legal terms. Whence, we are taught this lesson: that as the Israelites with their bodily hands did sprinkle the blood of the Paschal Lamb upon their door cheeks, & the posts of their houses: so by the hand of faith, every one of us must sprinkle the blood of Christ upon our own hearts: which we shall then do, when we do not only in general believe that Christ is a Saviour and Redeemer, but particularly that he is a Redeemer unto us; and that the merits of his death, and the benefit of his blood are ours.
Further, this sprinkling of the bloud vpō the doore cheeks and the posts of their houses, had a notable signification: namely, of the sprinkling of the bloud of Christ vpō the doors of our hearts: to which Peter alludeth, 1. Peter 1.2; Through the obedience and sprinkling of the bloud of Iesus Christ. And Dauid, when he saith, Sprinkle me with Hisope and I shall be cleane: Dauid knew well that the bloud of beasts could not take away sinne, and therefore no doubt by his sauing faith, he had an eye to the bloud of the Messias vnder legall tearmes. Whence, we are taught this lesson: that as the Israelites with their bodily hands did sprinkle ye bloud of the Paschall Lamb vpon their doore cheeks, & the posts of their houses: so by the hand of faith, euery one of vs must sprinkle the bloud of Christ vpon our owne hearts: which we shall then doe, when we doe not onely in generall beleeue that Christ is a Sauiour and Redeemer, but particularly that hee is a Redeemer vnto vs; and that the merits of his death, and the benefit of his bloud are ours.