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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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Thirdly, though all of them were not righteous, yet they were all of the family of righteous Noah: and therefore for his sake they were saved; all being his children, or his children's wives. For, the righteous man procureth blessings not on himself alone, but on all that belong unto him, dwell with him, or are in his company. At Abraham's request had there bin but 10. righteous men in Sodom; all had been spared for their sakes, ⟨p. 133⟩(Gen. 18.32). When Joseph dwelt in Egypt, all Potiphar's house, and all in it (though he were a heathen man) were blessed for Josephs sake: (Gen. 39.5). When Lot was delivered out of Sodom's destruction, the Angels asked him, Hast thou any sons in law? that they might have been saved for his sake (Gen. 19.12). When Paul and 276. souls with him suffered shipwreck, and were all in present danger of drowning, God saved Paul, and for his sake all the rest. God gave him the lives of all that were with him in the ship, Acts 27.24. And so here Noah's children, and their wives, are spared for Noah's sake.
Thirdly, though all of them were not righteous, yet they were all of the family of righteous Noah: and therfore for his sake they were saued; all being his children, or his childrens wiues. For, the righteous mā procureth blessings not on himself alone, but on all that belong vnto him, dwel with him, or are in his cōpany. At Abrahams request had there bin but 10. righteous men in Sodome; all had beene spared for their sakes, ⟨p. 133⟩(Gen. 18.32). When Ioseph dwelt in Egypt, all Putiphars house, and all in it (though hee were a heathen man) were blessed for Iosephs sake: (Gen. 39.5). When Lot was deliuered out of Sodomes destruction, the Angels asked him, Hast thou any sonnes in law? that they might haue beene saued for his sake (