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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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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.
This 30. verse containes the first example of this ranke; namely, the example of Iosuahs faith, & of those that went with him into Canaan. And their faith is commended vnto vs by a notable fact of theirs; the causing to fall the walls of Iericho: the History whereof we may reade at large, Iosuah 6. The summe of it is this; Whereas the Israelites came vnto Canaan, and could not enter into the Land, by reason of the strength of Iericho, by which they must needs passe, nor could win it by reason of the huge walls of Iericho; the Lord promiseth to deliuer Iericho into their hands: onely the people must doe this; they must compasse-about the walls seauen daies, & carie the Arke of the Lord with them, sounding with Rammes hornes, and showte, and so the walls should fall downe. Now, the Lord hauing made this promise vnto them; the Israelites, and specially Iosuah, obey his commaundement, and beleeue his promise: and thus doing, by faith the walls of Iericho fell downe, after they were compassed-about seauen doyes. Indeed the power of GOD was the principall cause of this ruine of the walls: but yet because vpon their beleeuing, GOD shewed this power, therefore is the downfall of them ascribed to their faith.