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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, God calleth some men to some private Personal duty, which he designeth not to others, but to be done by them alone. Such a calling had he assigned him (Matthew 19.21) that would needs be perfect; Go sell all that thou hast, &c.
Thirdly, God calleth some men to some priuate Personall duty, which he designeth not to others, but to be done by them alone. Such a calling had hee assigned him (Matthew 19.21) that would needes be perfect; Goe sell all that thou hast, &c.
Now the calling of Abraham in this place, is to be referred to this third kind. For, it was a private and personal calling, to leave his Country, his kindred, his lands, his possessions, and to go seek another: and to be the Father of the faithful, and to receive the covenant: and this duty belongs to none, but who shall personally, & by name, be called unto it.
Now the calling of Abraham in this place, is to be referred to this third kinde. For, it was a priuate and personall calling, to leaue his Country, his kindred, his lands, his possessions, and to goe seeke another: and to be the Father of the faithfull, and to receiue the couenant: and this dutie belongs to none, but who shal personally, & by name, be called vnto it.
Yet all these three callings may concur in one, as here in him. For, he was called to be a Christian (for the general) and a governor of a great family (for the particular calling): but that, that is in this place understood, is this extraordinary and personal calling to leave his Country. And in it we are to consider three circumstances: 1. Who was called, 2. When, 3. How he was called.