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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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It followeth; Should touch them. Here is the very use and end of both the former actions; That the angel might not hurt them, but pass by the Israelites houses. Here consider a notable point, concerning Christ, the true Passover: namely, that they which have their hearts sprinkled with his blood, shall be preserved from everlasting damnation; and not only so, but hereby they shall have deliverance from all temporal judgements in this life, so far forth as they are curses, & hurtful unto them. So we may read, before the destruction came to the city of the Jews, the angel of God went through the city with a writers ink-horn, 1to set a mark upon those that did mourn and cry for their sins. And David saith, the righteous man standeth upon a rock, 2so as the floods of many waters shall not come near him. This is a point of great use: and the consideration hereof, should move all persons that have been careless in religion, now to become careful and desirous to have their hearts washed in the blood of Christ: & those also which have any care, must have double care hereof; for they have freedom and security, both in temporal, and eternal judgements.
It followeth; Should touch them. Here is the very vse and ende of both the former actions; That the angel might not hurt them, but passe by the Israelites houses. Here consider a notable point, concerning Christ, the true Passeouer: namely, that they which haue their hearts sprinkled with his blood, shal be preserued from euerlasting damnation; and not onely so, but hereby they shall haue deliuerance from all temporall iudgements in this life, so farre forth as they are curses, & hurtful vnto thē. So we may read, before the destruction came to the city of the Iewes, the angel of God went through the citie with a writers ink-horne, 1to set a marke vpon those that did mourne and crie for their sinnes. And Dauid saith, the righteous man standeth vpon a rocke, 2so as the floods of many waters shall not come neere him. This is a point of great vse: and the consideration hereof, should mooue all persons that haue beene carelesse in religion, now to become carefull and desirous to haue their hearts washed in the blood of Christ: & those also which haue any care, must haue double care hereof; for they haue freedome and securitie, both in temporall, and eternall iudgements.