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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 31. By faith, Rahab the harlot perished not, with them which obeyed not, when she had received the Spies peaceably.
VERSE 31. By faith, Rahab the harlot perished not, with them which obeyed not, when shee had receiued the Spies peaceably.
IN this verse the holy Ghost proceeds further, in declaring the power of faith; and, for this end, commends unto us the faith of Rahab. The words contain the sum and abridgement of the second and sixth chapters of Joshua: the meaning of them is plain.
IN this verse the holy Ghost proceedes further, in declaring the power of faith; and, for this ende, commends vnto vs the faith of Rahab. The words contain the summe and abbridgement of the second and sixt chapters of Iosua: the meaning of them is plaine.
The points herein to be considered, are three: 1. The ⟨p. 473⟩person believing; to wit, Rahab. 2. The reward of her faith given by Joshua: She perished not, but was preserved in the destruction of Jericho. 3. The testimony of her faith, so called by Saint James, chapter 2. verse 25, and set down in the end of this verse, When she had received the spies peaceably.
The points herein to be considered, are three: 1. The ⟨p. 473⟩person beleeuing; to wit, Rahab. 2. The reward of her faith giuen by Iosuah: Shee perished not, but was preserued in the destruction of Iericho. 3. The testimonie of her faith, so called by Saint Iames, chapter 2. verse 25, and set down in the end of this verse, When shee had receiued the spies peaceably.