A09376:1181
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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Thus godly Martyrs have done: for, being examined before tyrants, where, and with whom, they worshipped GOD; they have chosen rather to die, than to disclose their brethren: and this concealing of their minds was lawful, because it touched immediately the glory of God, and the good of his Church.
Thus godly Martyrs haue done: for, beeing examined before tyrants, where, and with whom, they worshipped GOD; they haue chosen rather to die, than to disclose their brethren: and this concealing of their mindes was lawful, because it touched immediately the glory of God, and the good of his Church.
Secondly, a man may conceal part of his mind: but that must be also with these two caveats; First, that it serve for Gods glory: Secondly, that it be for the good of GODs Church.
Secondly, a man may conceale part of his minde: but that must bee also with these two caueats; First, that it serue for Gods glory: Secondly, that it bee for the good of GODs Church.
Thus did Jonah conceal the condition of mercy from the Ninevites, when he preached destruction unto them, saying; Within forty days and Nineveh shall be destroyed: though it is evident by the event, that it was Gods will they should be spared, if they did repent. But that Condition God would have concealed, because it would not have been for the good of the Ninevites to have known it; sith the concealing of it caused them more speedily, and earnestly to repent.
Thus did Ionas conceale the condition of mercy from the Niniuites, when he preached destruction vnto them, saying; Within fortie daies and Niniuie shall be destroyed: though it is euident by the euent, that it was Gods will they should bee spared, if they did repent. But that Condition God would haue concealed, because it would not haue beene for the good of the Niniuites to haue knowen it; sith the cōcealing of it caused them more speedily, and earnestly to repent.