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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.
Now followeth the third point: namely, the impediments of her faith, in these words: When she was past age.
The promise was to have a child: She believed it. Now against child-bearing, there are two impediments: 1. Barrenness: 2. Age.
The promise was to haue a childe: She beleeued it. Now against child-bearing, there are two impediments: 1. Barrennesse: 2. Age.
If one be aged, or past the ordinary time, it is hard and unlikely: but if one be very aged, and far past it, it is impossible she should conceive and bear a child: thus it stands in reason. Besides, though one be not past age, yet if she be barren (as some by secret reasons in nature are) it is not to be expected, she should conceive. Now, both these lay in Sarahs way; for, here it is said, she was past age: and another place (namely, Gen. 16.1.2). saith, she was barren.
If one be aged, or past the ordinarie time, it is hard and vnlikely: but if one be very aged, and farre past it, it is impossible shee should conceiue and beare a childe: thus it stands in reason. Besides, though one be not past age, yet if she be barren (as some by secret reasons in nature are) it is not to be expected, she should conceiue. Now, both these lay in Sarahs way; for, here it is said, she was past age: and another place (namely, Gen. 16.1.2). saith, she was barren.