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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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Now, to apply this to Rahabs faith: Her faith was but a weak faith, or rather the seed and beginning of a lively faith afterward. For, as we may read, all that she knew was this, that the God of Israel was the only true God, and that he would certainly deliver the Land of Canaan into the Israelites hands.1 This was a notable persuasion wrought by a report; and accordingly she joins her self to Gods people, and resigns her self to obey the God of Israel: but whether she knew the particular doctrine of salvation by Christ, it is not here set down; and it is very like, that as yet she was altogether ignorant of it. For, here are all things set down, that tend to her commendation. So that her faith was very weak, and only the seed of a lively faith: and yet here the holy Ghost doth commend her for her faith, among the most renowned believers that ever were.
Now, to apply this to Rahabs faith: Her faith was but a weake faith, or rather the seede and beginning of a liuely faith afterward. For, as we may reade, all that shee knew was this, that the God of Israell was the onely true God, and that hee would certainly deliuer the Land of Canaan into the Israelites hands.1 This was a notable perswasion wrought by a report; and accordingly she ioynes her selfe to Gods people, and resignes her selfe to obey the God of Israel: but whether she knew the particular doctrine of saluation by Christ, it is not here set down; and it is very like, that as yet she was altogether ignorant of it. For, heere are all things set down, that tend to her commendation. So that her faith was very weake, and onely the seede of a liuely faith: and yet heere the holy Ghost doth commend her for her faith, among the most renowned beleeuers that euer were.