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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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Hence we learn, that when God lays upon us any hard commandment, we must not plead the case with God, or murmur against him; but with all quietness and meekness obey. This is a notable grace of God commended unto us by God himself: In rest and quietness (saith God, Isay 30.15.) shall be your strength; in quietness and confidence shall ye be saved. Many think it impossible, to endure or do some things, which God imposeth on his children: But our spiritual strength stands in these ⟨p. 339⟩two, in silence, or rest, and in quietness; by these we shall be enabled. When Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, offered strange fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded, There went out a fire from the Lord, and devoured them; so they died before the Lord. 1Now when Aaron their father asked Moses a cause hereof, Moses said, It was that which the Lord spake, he would be glorified in all that came near him▪ which when Aaron heard, the Text saith, He held his peace, and said not a word: so David behaved himself in the case of distress. I held my peace and said nothing, because thou Lord diddest it. And this is a special point for us to learn and practice; we must not grudge or repine at Gods hard commandments, nor plead the case with him, but in all quietness and silence obey God in all that he saith unto us.
Hence wee learne, that when God laies vpon vs any hard commandement, wee must not plead the case with God, or murmure against him; but with all quietnesse and meekenesse obey. This is a notable grace of God commended vnto vs by God himselfe: In rest and quietnesse (saith God, Isay 30.15.) shall be your strength; in quietnesse and confidence shall yee bee saued. Many thinke it impossible, to endure or doe some things, which God imposeth on his children: But our spirituall strength stands in these ⟨p. 339⟩two, in silence, or rest, and in quietnesse; by these wee shall be enabled. When Nadab and Abihu, the sonnes of Aaron, offered strange fire before the Lord, which hee had not commaunded, There went out a fire from the Lord, and deuoured them; so they died before the Lord. 1