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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, they were all of them for the most part heathen Idolaters: amongst whom Abraham would not converse, but as sparingly as might be. Now if Abraham would be a stranger in his own Country, rather then live familiarly with Idolaters; It showeth how little faith, and less conscience they have, who can be content to live in the midst amongst Idolaters, where they have nothing to do, and can converse with them in all familiarity, without any scruple of conscience. Abraham made himself a stranger at home to avoid Idolatry; but they will make themselves at home in a strange Country, to entangle themselves in Idolatry: these men will hardly prove the children of Abraham.
Secondly, they were all of them for the most part heathen Idolaters: amongst whom Abraham would not conuerse, but as sparingly as might be. Now if Abraham would be a stranger in his own Country, rather then liue familiarly with Idolaters; It sheweth how little faith, and lesse conscience they haue, who can be content to liue in the midst amongst Idolaters, where they haue nothing to doe, and can conuerse with them in all familiarity, without any scruple of conscience. Abraham made himselfe a stranger at home to auoide Idolatry; but they will make themselues at home in a strange Country, to intangle themselues in Idolatry: these men will hardly proue the children of Abraham.
These reasons Abraham himself had in this his so doing.
These reasons Abraham himselfe had in this his so doing.
There is a third, a more spiritual or mystical reason: and that reason God had in making Abraham live in Canaan as a stranger; Namely, to teach all Christian men their duty, to the worlds end.
There is a third, a more spirituall or mysticall reason: and that reason God had in making Abraham liue in Canaan as a stranger; Namely, to teach all Christian men their duty, to the worlds end.