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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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Yet withal, we may observe, how few the holy Ghost here recordeth; namely, but one or two women, amongst many men. For so it hath been in all ages, those that have been good, were excellent; but they were few in comparison of men: which, as it is the more commendation to them that are good, so it must stir up all women professing religion, to labour in the imitation of the faith of their grandmother Sarah; that so they may be some of those few.
Yet withall, we may obserue, how few the holy Ghost here recordeth; namely, but one or two women, amongst many men. For so it hath beene in all ages, those that haue beene good, were excellent; but they were fewe in comparison of men: which, as it is the more commendation to them that are good, so it must stirre vp all women professing religion, to labour in the imitation of the faith of their grandmother Sarah; that so they may be some of those fewe.
But let us enter into further, and more particular consideration, who this Sarah was; especially seeing she is the only woman of the Jews nation, whose faith is here remembered.
But let vs enter into further, and more particular consideration, who this Sarah was; especially seeing shee is the onely woman of the Iewes nation, whose faith is here remembred.
She was the wife of Abraham, the grand Patriarch of the Age betwixt the Flood, and the giving of the Law. And of her we read this story, amongst other, Gen. 18.13; God by his Angel appearing to her husband and her, made a promise, that within the year they should have a son; both heard it, and both laughed to hear it: Abraham in joy and admiration, and therefore was not reproved; she in doubtfulness, and a conceit of almost impossibility, and was for it sharply reproved of the Angel. Yet behold, this Sarah, that even now laughed to hear such a promise, as being a fond conceit, and mere impossible; yet afterward believeth, and in so good a measure, as her faith is here registered to all posterities.