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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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Lastly, though this commandment was personally directed to Abraham, and concerns not us as it did him; yet it hath his force and use even to us. For, though we are not to go out of our Country, and leave our livings and habitations: yet we must do that that is proportionable hereunto. That which is commanded to Solomons wife, is to all Christians; Hearken O daughter, and consider, incline thine ear, forget thy own kindred, and thy Fathers house: so shall the King take pleasure in thy beauty. Psalm. 45.10.11. This wife of Solomon, is the soul of every Christian, the spouse of Christ the true Solomon, who by nature is daughter to heathen Pharaoh; that is, to sin, corruption, and wrath: but, being married to Christ, must forget her own kindred, and Fathers house; that is, their own nature and natural affections, and carnal desires: and then shall Christ our King, and spiritual husband, take pleasure in us, and rejoice to do us good. And this is the chief travailing of all, and most acceptable to God, when a man goeth out of himself, and denieth his own desires, to obey God, and to serve Christ Jesus.
Lastly, though this commaundement was personally directed to Abraham, and concernes not vs as it did him; yet it hath his force and vse euen to vs. For, though we are not to goe out of our Country, and leaue our liuings and habitations: yet we must doe that that is proportionable hereunto. That which is commanded to Salomons wife, is to all Christians; Harken O daughter, and consider, incline thine eare, forget thy owne kindred, and thy Fathers house: so shall the King take pleasure in thy beauty. Psalm. 45.10.11. This wife of Salomon, is the soule of euery Christian, the spouse of Christ the true Salomon, who by nature is daughter to heathen Pharaoh; that is, to sinne, corruption, and wrath: but, being maried to Christ, must forget her owne kindred, and Fathers house; that is, their owne nature and naturall affections, and carnall desires: and then shall Christ our King, and spirituall husband, take pleasure in vs, and reioice to doe vs good. And this is the chiefe trauailing of all, and most acceptable to God, when a man goeth out of himselfe, and denieth his owne desires, to obay God, and to serue Christ Iesus.