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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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I answer; the reasons were divers: First, he had title given to that Land, but no possession; he therefore contented himself with that that God gave him, and challenged not any possession all the days of his life, but bought or borrowed of Mamre the place where he lived and dwelt (Gen. 14.13) and of the Hittites a place of burial. Gen. 23.3. &c.
I answer; the reasons were diuers: First, he had title giuen to that Land, but no possession; he therefore contented himselfe with that that God gaue him, and chalenged not any possession all the dayes of his life, but bought or borrowed of Mamre the place where he liued and dwelt (Gen. 14.13) and of the Hittites a place of buriall. Gen. 23.3. &c.
This may teach all men not to be too hasty, in seeking for that, that it may be, is their right: let not men prescribe their own times, nor be their own carvers, but leave their affairs to Gods disposing, and enter no further then they see God goeth afore them. Abraham must be a stranger in his ⟨p. 205⟩own land; and thou sometime must be content for a time to be a stranger to that which is thine own.
This may teach all men not to be too hasty, in seeking for that, that it may be, is their right: let not men prescribe their owne times, nor be their owne caruers, but leaue their affaires to Gods disposing, and enter no further then they see God goeth afore them. Abraham must be a stranger in his ⟨p. 205⟩owne land; and thou sometime must be content for a time to be a stranger to that which is thine owne.