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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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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.
But it may be objected against Sarahs age, that in the old time they had children, till they were of great age. Eva had her son Sheth at 130. years old (Gen. 5.3). For, Adam and Eve must needs be both of one age: and after that, Eve bore many sons and daughters. Therefore, it may seem, that Sarah was not past age at 90. years old. But we are to know, that they who began to bear at that age, lived eight or nine hundred years: but Sarah lived after the flood, when Ages were brought down to 200. and for the most part to 100. years. Abraham lived but 175. years, and Sarah but 127. She therefore who lived 127. years, and died an old woman, must needs be past age of child-bearing, at 90. years old.
But it may be obiected against Sarahs age, that in the olde time they had children, till they were of great age. Eua had her sonne Sheth at 130. yeares olde (