A09376:1556
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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Also Strangers are here taught, that in seeking places for their abode, they must make choice to be with those that fear the Lord: so GOD directs these spies to do. And when Christ sent his Disciples to preach, he bade them (Matthew, chapter 10. verse 11) when they entered into a City, To enquire who is worthy in that City, and there to abide till they departed. But alas, these duties are little performed; especially the first. For, Inn-keepers and such as entertain Strangers, do make most of those that give themselves to riot and good fellowship: they are best welcome, that spend most in gaming, drinking, and lasciviousness. These might learn otherwise of Rahab, who did better, though she had been an harlot.
Also Strangers are heere taught, that in seeking places for their abode, they must make choyse to bee with those that feare the Lord: so GOD directs these spies to doe. And when Christ sent his Disciples to preach, he bade them (Mathew, chapter 10. verse 11) when they entred into a Citie, To enquire who is worthy in that Citie, and there to abide till they departed. But alas, these duties are little performed; especially the first. For, Inn-keepers and such as entertaine Strangers, doe make most of those that giue themselues to ryote and good fellow•hip: they are best welcom, that spend most in gaming, drinking, and lasciuiousnesse. These might learne otherwise of Rahab, who did better, though she had beene an harlot.
Thirdly, In-keepers must here learn, that when a man comes into their house (if he be no malefactor) they must give him protection. Thus, Rahab doth here to the spies of the Israelites, even with the danger of her own life. ⟨p. 490⟩The like also we may read of Lot: for, when two Angels in the likeness of men came into his house, and the men of Sodom would have had them out; Lot besought them to let them alone, Gen. 19.8. And his reason is, because they came under the shadow of his roof.