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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
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.
I answer: The meaning is not, that he stayed there every day of his life; but that he lived and died there, and made it the place of his residence and ordinary habitation, whereunto he always resorted again, if any occasion drew him abroad.
I answer: The meaning is not, that he stayed there euery day of his life; but that he liued and died there, and made it the place of his residence and ordinary habitation, whereunto he alwaies resorted againe, if any occasion drewe him abroade.
And further, he went not into Egypt, but upon such special cause, as could not be otherwise helped, as upon a famine or such like, Genesis 12.10. Then there came a famine in the Land, therefore Abraham went down into Egypt to sojourn there. Where it appears: first, that the cause was extraordinary: secondly, that he went not to make any dwelling, but to sojourn there for a time, and then to repair ⟨p. 199⟩home again.
And further, hee went not into Egypt, but vpon such special cause, as could not be otherwise helped, as vpon a famine or such like, Genesis 12.10. Then there came a famine in the Land, therefore Abraham went downe into Egypt to soiourne there. Where it appeares: first, that the cause was extraordinarie: secondly, that hee went not to make any dwelling, but to soiourne there for a time, and then to repaire ⟨p. 199⟩home againe.