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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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Hence we learn this general rule, that in the extremity of all danger, God hath means to preserve and save his own children and people. Which must teach us, to commend our case to GOD, and to rest on him in all dangers; for, when our case is desperate in our sight, then are we fittest for Gods help. Let us therefore in such cases, learn to practice our faith; and then especially to cast our selves upon GOD. This, Jehoshaphat did most notably: for, being assaulted with the huge armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, &c. he prayed unto the Lord most fervently, saying; 2. Chron. 20.12, Lord, there is no strength in us, we know not what to do; but our eyes are towards thee: and, thus doing, was preserved; for, God will in no extremity forsake them that trust in him.
Hence we learne this generall rule, that in the extremitie of all danger, God hath meanes to preserue and saue his owne children and people. Which must teach vs, to commend our case to GOD, and to rest on him in all dangers; for, when our case is desperate in our sight, then are we fittest for Gods helpe. Let vs therefore in such cases, learne to practice our faith; and then especially to cast our selues vpon GOD. This, Iehosaphat did most notably: for, beeing assaulted with the huge armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, &c. he praied vnto the Lord most feruently, saying; 2. Chron. 20.12, Lord, there is no strength in vs, wee knowe not what to doe; but our eies are towards thee: and, thus doing, was preserued; for, God will in no extremitie forsake them that trust in him.
The red sea.] In many places of the old testament, it is called the sea of rushes, Psal. 106.7, 9. Or, the sea of sedges, Jer. 49.21. It is a corner of the Arabian sea, that parteth Egypt and Arabia. Those, which have seen it in travel, say, it hath no other colour than all other seas have; Why then is it called the red sea? Answ. To omit many supposed causes hereof, there be two especially, for which it is so called. 1 Because of the red sand; for both the bottom of the sea, and the shore, are full of redder sand, than ordinarily is else-where. 2 Some think it is called the read sea, by reason of the sedges and bull-rushes which, grow much at the sea side, and be of a read colour; which, by reflection, may make the same colour appear on the water. But this need not to trouble any man: for the holy Ghost useth the same name, which commonly the men of that country gave unto it. And thus much of their fact, that they by faith passed through the read sea. Now