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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, let us here observe a wonderful work of Gods mercy and power. When these servants of God were brought into extremity of danger, so as they were in a desperate case for their temporal life; yet then the Lord finds a way of deliverance. And indeed, if a man consider aright of it, he must needs acknowledge that these Israelites were in a pitiful case; for, they had the red sea before them, and mountains on each side, and themselves hindered from flight, by their bag and baggage, and with their children, and the huge host of Pharaoh behind them; so as to mans reason, there was nothing but present death to be looked for: yet the Lord in mercy to save them, makes a way where there was no way, and opens them a gap to life, when natural reason could lay▪ before them nothing but violent death. Which shows the wonderful mercy of God, to his own people and servants. And the like thing we may read of in David, when he abode in the wilderness of Maon: for there Saul followed him, and he and his men compassed David and his men round about, 1. Sam. 23.26, 27. Now, what hope of deliverance was there for David? Ans. Surely this only: David was the servant of God, & the Lord preserved him, that he might ⟨p. 456⟩rule his people after Sauls death; and therefore he escapeth, though wonderfully: for, a messenger comes to Saul and bids him haste, for the Philistines invaded the Land; and so Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines.
Further, let vs here obserue a wonderfull worke of Gods mercy and power. When these seruants of God were brought into extremitie of danger, so as they were in a desperate case for their temporall life; yet then the Lord findes a way of deliuerance. And indeede, if a man consider aright of it, hee must needes acknowledge that these Israelites were in a pittifull case; for, they had the red sea before them, and mountains on each side, and themselues hindred from flight, by their bag and baggage, and with their children, and the huge hoste of Pharaoh behinde them; so as to mans reason, there was nothing but present death to bee looked for: yet the Lord in mercy to saue them, makes a way where there was no way, and opens them a gappe to life, when naturall reason could lay▪ before them nothing but violent death. Which shewes the wonderfull mercy of God, to his owne people and seruants. And the like thing we may read of in Dauid, when he abode in the wildernese of Maon: for there Saul followed him, and he and his men compassed Dauid and his men round about,