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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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VERSE 30. By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
VERSE 30. By faith, the walls of Iericho fel down, after they were compassed about seuen daies.
From the beginning of this chapter, to this 30. verse, we have heard two sorts of examples of faith: the first, of believers from the beginning of the world to the flood. The second, of such as were from the time of the flood, to the giving of the Law in Mount Sinai: and of both these, we have hitherto entreated. Now here, and s• forward ⟨p. 464⟩to the end of this chapter, is set down a third order of examples of faith; namely, of such as lived from the time of the giving of the Law, to the time of the reign of the Maccabees.
FRom the beginning of this chapter, to this 30. verse, we haue heard two sorts of examples of faith: the first, of beleeuers from the beginnning of the world to the flood. The second, of such as were from the time of the floode, to the giuing of the Lawe in Mount Sina: and of both these, we haue hitherto intreated. Now here, and s• forward ⟨p. 464⟩to the end of this chapter, is set downe a third order of examples of faith; namely, of such as liued from the time of the giuing of the Law, to the time of the raigne of the Maccabees.
This 30. verse contains the first example of this rank; namely, the example of Joshua's faith, & of those that went with him into Canaan. And their faith is commended unto us by a notable fact of theirs; the causing to fall the walls of Jericho: the History whereof we may read at large, Joshua 6. The sum of it is this; Whereas the Israelites came unto Canaan, and could not enter into the Land, by reason of the strength of Jericho, by which they must needs pass, nor could win it by reason of the huge walls of Jericho; the Lord promiseth to deliver Jericho into their hands: only the people must do this; they must compass-about the walls seven days, & carry the Ark of the Lord with them, sounding with Rams horns, and shout, and so the walls should fall down. Now, the Lord having made this promise unto them; the Israelites, and specially Joshua, obey his commandment, and believe his promise: and thus doing, by faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed-about seven days. Indeed the power of GOD was the principal cause of this ruin of the walls: but yet because upon their believing, GOD showed this power, therefore is the downfall of them ascribed to their faith.