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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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The Israelites Faith.
VERSE 29. By faith, they passed through the red sea, as by dry land: which, when the Egyptians had assayed to do, they were drowned.
VERSE 29. By faith, they passed through the red sea, as by drie land: which, when the Egyptians had assayed to doe, they were drowned.
Hitherto we have heard the faith of Moses alone, highly commended, in two examples. Now followeth a commendation of his faith with others: so that here is a new example of faith; to wit, of the Israelites together with Moses. For, Moses is here to be considered not only as one of them, but as a principal agent in this work of faith. And here their faith is commended unto us by a wonderful strange action, which they did, through the power and goodness of God: namely, by their passing through the red sea; not by passing over it: for, that might have been by Art; but through it: which is above nature and Art, & merely miraculous. This fact of theirs is largely set down, Exod. 14. And, that it might appear to be every way wonderful as it is indeed, the Author of this Epistle commends it by two circumstances; which notably set forth unto us the strangeness hereof. First, by their manner how they passed through; namely, as by dry Land. Secondly, by the time when; namely then, when the Egyptians following them, were drowned. ⟨p. 450⟩Here first we will speak of the fact it self, and then of the circumstances.
HItherto wee haue heard the faith of Moses alone, highly commended, in two examples. Now followeth a commendation of his faith with others: so that heere is a new example of faith; to wit, of the Israelites together with Moses. For, Moses is heere to be considered not onely as one of them, but as a principall agent in this work of faith. And here their faith is commended vnto vs by a wonderful strange action, which they did, through the power and goodnesse of God: namely, by their passing through the red sea; not by passing ouer it: for, that might haue beene by Art; but through it: which is aboue nature and Art, & meerly miraculous. This fact of theirs is largely set down,