A09376:1549
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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With them that disobeyed: That is, with the people of Jericho. Quest. How did they disobey? Ans. Thus: When Joshua and the people came unto them, and offered them peace, if so be they would become their tributaries and servants, the inhabitants of Jericho would not yield unto them, but set themselves against the people of Israel, and so against God, in that they would not undertake that estate which God offered unto them: and therefore they are here esteemed disobedient.
With them that disobeyed: That is, with the people of Iericho. Quest. How did they disobey? Ans. Thus: When Iosuah and the people came vnto them, and offered them peace, if so be they would becom their tributaries and seruants, the inhabitants of Iericho would not yield vnto thē, but set themselues against the people of Israel, and so against God, in that they would not vndertake that estate which God offered vnto them: and therefore they are here esteemed disobedient.
Hence we learn, that if it shall please God at any time to put us out of these temporary benefits which we enjoy in goods and possessions; we must be contented with Gods will and providence, and seek to obey God therein. The inhabitants of Jericho pay dearly for their disobedience in this case: God sets the Israelites as Lords over them: and because they will not yield to become their servants, ⟨p. 487⟩they die for it. Davids practice was commendable in this case: for, when he was put out of his own Kingdom, by his own son, he murmured not, but said thus; If I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again: but, if he say thus, I have no delight in thee; behold, here I am, let him do to me as seemeth good in his eyes, 2. Sam. 15.25, 26. In other countries, we see Cities and Townes spoiled and sacked: what must the people do? Answ. They must submit themselves to the Lords pleasure; knowing that he permitteth it, who may do what he will. And so, if it shall please God to bring us into the like case; as to suffer our enemies to have dominion over us, and to dispossess us of our places: we must submit our selves to Gods good pleasure, when we see no help by lawful means: we must not murmur or rebel; for, that is but to disobey, as the people of Jericho did: and so shall we be destroyed, as they were. And thus much for the second point.