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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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Secondly, here we learn what is the ruin of Kingdoms, and overthrow of estates: namely, sin and ungodliness. This is most apparent in the present example. For, why did God take this land from the Canaanites, and give it to Abraham and his seed? the Stories of the old Testament answer, nothing but sin. In Deuteronomy, Moses chargeth the Israelites, that they do not after the abominations of the heathen Canaanites: For, saith he, because of their abominable sins God did cast them out before you, Deut. 18.9.12. And why did not God instantly give it to Abraham (to inherit) after the promise? even because the wickedness of these Amorites was not then full, Gen. 15.16. that is, their sins were not then ripe. For, we must know, that though God be the absolute and sovereign Lord of all Kingdoms, and may dispose them as he will: yet he rather exerciseth his Justice then his power; and never overturneth any State, but upon cause of their apparent sinfulness. Nor can the Amorites or Canaanites plead herein any hard measure. For, the same God, dealt afterward in the same Justice with his own people, giving the Kingdom of Judah to the Chaldeans, and Israel to the Assyrians: and the cause is laid down most memorably in the Story; When the Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, and walked after the fashions of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before them, and did secretly things that were wicked, and made Images, and served Idols: and though God warned them by his Prophets, yet would they not obey, but hardened their necks, and so finally, left all the commandments of God; then the Lord was exceeding wroth with Israel, and cast them also out of his sight, 2. Kings, 17. from the seventh verse to the 19. Thus sin is able to overturn Kingdoms, be they Canaanites, Israelites, or whosoever.
Secondly, here we learne what is the ruine of Kingdomes, and ouerthrow of estates: namely, sinne and vngodlinesse. This is most apparant in the present example. For, why did God take this land from the Cananites, and giue it to Abraham and his seede? the Stories of the olde Testament answere, nothing but sinne. In Deuteronomie, Moses chargeth the Israelites, that they doe not after the abhominations of the heathen Cananites: For, saith he, because of their abhominable sinnes God did cast them out before you,