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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 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 ⟨p. 457⟩we come to the two circumstances, whereby it is commended.
The red sea.] In many places of the olde testament, it is called the sea of rushes, Psal. 106.7, 9. Or, the sea of sedges, Ier. 49.21. It is a corner of the Arabian sea, that parteth Egypt and Arabia. Those, which haue seene it in trauell, say, it hath no other colour than all other seas haue; Why then is it called the red sea? Answ. To omit many supposed causes hereof, ther be two especially, for which it is so called. 1 Because of the red sand; for both the bottome of the sea, and the shoare, are full of redder sande, than ordinarily is else-where. 2 Some thinke it is called the redde sea, by reason of the sedges and bul-rushes which, growe much at the sea side, and bee of a redde colour; which, by reflection, may make the same colour appeare on the water. But this neede not to trouble any man: for the holy Ghost vseth the same name, which commonly the men of that countrey gaue vnto it. And thus much of their fact, that they by faith passed through the redde sea. Now ⟨p. 457⟩