A09376:1550
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 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.
Hence we learne, that if it shall please God at any time to put vs out of these temporary benefits which we enioy in goods and possessions; wee must bee contented with Gods will and prouidence, and seeke to obey God therein. The inhabitants of Iericho pay deerely for their disobedience in this case: God sets the Israelites as Lords over them: and because they will not yield to become their seruants, ⟨p. 487⟩they die for it. Dauids practice was commendable in this case: for, when he was put out of his owne Kingdom, by his owne sonne, hee murmured not, but said thus; If I shall finde fauour in the eies of the Lord, he will bring me againe: but, if he say thus, I haue no delight in thee; beholde, here I am, let him doe to me as seemeth good in his eies, 2. Sam. 15.25, 26. In other countries, we see Cities and Townes spoyled and sacked: what must the people doe? Answ. They must submit themselues to the Lords pleasure; knowing that he permitteth it, who may doe what he will. And so, if it shall please God to bring vs into the like case; as to suffer our enemies to haue dominion ouer vs, and to dispossesse vs of our places: we must submit our selues to Gods good pleasure, when wee see no helpe by lawfull meanes: wee must not murmure or rebell; for, that is but to disobey, as the people of Iericho did: and so shall we be destroyed, as they were. And thus much for the second point.