A09376:1541
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 second point to be considered is, the reward which Rahab received at the hands of Joshua, and the Israelites, for her faith; She perished not with them that obeyed not: that is, she with her family was preserved alive, when as Joshua destroyed all that lived in Jericho, young and old, man, woman, and child.
The second point to be considered is, the reward which Rahab receiued at the hands of Ioshua, and the Israelites, for her faith; Shee perished not with them that obeyed not: that is, she with her family was preserued aliue, when as Iosuah destroyed all that liued in Iericho, young and olde, man, woman, and childe.
But some will say; The Israelites were the people of God, a religious people: now, it may seem to be a cruel part to destroy all; for, what had the young Infants done? Answer. In mans reason it may seem so indeed: yet it could not be a cruel part, because they did no more then that which God commanded them. For, it was Gods ordinance, that the Canaanites should be rooted out, and that the Israelites should show no compassion on them, Deut. 7.3. Besides, even in reason the Israelites had some cause to deal thus: for, God gave this charge to the Israelites, that when they came to any City or people, First, they must offer peace; and if they answered peaceably, then they must be saved, and become their tributaries and servants, Deuteronomy 20.10: but if they would not make peace, then they must put them to the edge of the sword (Verse 17) man, woman, and child, being ⟨p. 483⟩inhabitants of Canaan, or near adjoining. And thus no doubt Joshua dealt when he came to Jericho; first, he offered peace if they would become their tributaries: but they trusted to their strong walls, and would not yield to become their servants; for which cause he put them all to the edge of the sword: and therefore it was no cruelty, because it was Gods commandment; for, Gods will is the rule of justice.