A09376:1601
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
The Faith of the Judges and David.The Faith of the Iudges and Dauid.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The third fruit & effect of these mens faith, is this: They obtained the promises.] By promises, we must not understand the main promise, concerning the Messiah coming; for, that they obtained not as yet: for, (as it appears. v. 39) they received not that promise; for, Christ was not incarnate in their time. But▪ by Promises are here meant certain special & particular promises, made unto them alone, and not common to all: so that the meaning of these words is this▪ They obtained the benefit and accomplishment of those particular promises that God made unto them. This effect is specially to be understood of Cale•, and David ▪ for▪ Cale• entered into the land of Canaan▪ and there enjoyed his possession, according to Gods promise made unto him, Jos. 14. So, David had a particular promise made unto him, that he ⟨p. 510⟩should be king over Israel; this he long waited for, and resting herein, he was not only anointed King, but in due time actually made King overall Israel.
The third fruit & effect of these mens faith, is this: They obtained the promises.] By promises, we must not vnderstand the maine promise, cōcerning the Messias comming; for, that they obtained not as yet: for, (as it appears. v. 39) they receiued not that promise; for, Christ was not incarnate in their time. But▪ by Promises are here meant certaine speciall & particular promises, made vnto them alone, and not common to all: so that the meaning of these words is this▪ They obtained the benefit and accomplishment of those particular promises that God made vnto them. This effect is specially to be vnderstood of Cale•, and Dauid ▪ for▪ Cale• entred into the land of Canaan and there enioyed his possession, according to Gods promise made vnto him,