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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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As one that dwelt in tents.
The second point for the manner, how Abraham dwelt in Canaan, is, that he built himself no houses, nor made Orchards or Gardens, but dwelt in tents or tabernacles; which were such houses, as now are used in war, and are yet called by the same name, Tents, or Pavilions: whose matter is not wood, nor stone, but cloth, stuff, or skins; and are easily reared and soon taken down: and when a man departeth, he may carry his house with him. That Abraham did thus, appears in the Stories written of him. He came to Bethel, and there pitched his tent, Gen. 12.8: and Gen. 13.18. he removed his tent: and 18.1. God appeared unto him, as he sate in his tent door: and 18.9. being asked where Sarah was, answered, she is within in the tent: and these tents are called his place, Gen. 18.33: and his house, 24.2. Out of all which places it is plain, that he dwelt in tents, and that not only at his first coming, when he had not time to build him an house; but even all the days of his life, after his coming into the land of Canaan.
The second point for the manner, how Abraham dwelt in Canaan, is, that he built himselfe no houses, nor made Orchards or Gardens, but dwelt in tents or tabernacles; which were such houses, as now are vsed in warre, and are yet called by the same name, Tents, or Pauilions: whose matter is not wood, nor stone, but cloth, stuffe, or skinnes; and are easily reared and soone taken downe: and when a man departeth, he may cary his house with him. That Abraham did thus, appeares in the Stories written of him. He came to Bethell, and there pitched his tent, Gen. 12.8: and Gen. 13.18. he remoued his tent: and 18.1. God appeared vnto him, as he sate in his tent dore: and 18.9. being asked where Sarah was, answered, shee is within in the tent: and these tents are called his place,