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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
The Faith of the Judges and David.The Faith of the Iudges and Dauid.
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Object. 2. Secondly, they object the prophecy of Isay, who speaking of the kingdom of Christ, under the Gospel, saith; That then▪ they shall turn their swords into scythes, and their spears into mattocks: therefore (say they) there must be no war under the Gospel. Ans. That Prophecy signifies, that in Christs kingdom, there must be great love, and peace, & wonderful concord among all the true servants of God. But, here they take advantage, & say; If this be so, what then needeth any war? Ans. We must know, that as there be two kinds of Kingdoms, a spiritual kingdom, and a politic; so, there be two kinds of peace, spiritual, and politic. Spiritual peace, is inward, in the Church: and politic peace, is outward, in the common wealth. Spiritual peace, i• begun, and preserved by spiritual means of grace in the ministry of the Church; but war is an ordinary means for the establishing and preserving of politic peace.
Obiect. 2. Secondly, they obiect the prophecy of Isay, who speaking of the kingdome of Christ, vnder the Gospel, saith; That then▪ they shall turne their swords into scithes, and their spears into mattocks: therfore (say they) there must be no warre vnder the Gospel. Ans. That Prophecy signifies, that in Christs kingdom, there must be great loue, and peace, & wonderfull concord among all the true seruants of God. But, here they take aduantage, & say; If this be so, what then needeth any warre? Ans. We must knowe, that as there bee two kindes of Kingdomes, a spirituall kingdome, and a politicke; so, there be two kindes of peace, spirituall, and politicke. Spirituall peace, is inward, in the Church: and politicke peace, is outward, in the common wealth. Spirituall peace, i• begun, and preserued by spirituall meanes of grace in the ministery of the Church; but warre is an ordinary meanes for the establishing and preseruing of politicke peace.
Secondly, hence we learn, that Gods people may make war, not only by way of defence; but also, in assault upon their enemies, & that according to Gods word. For, here it is said, that Gideon, Sampson, David, & the rest, by faith subdued Kingdoms, making war against them by way of assault, and not in defence only. Indeed, special care ought to be had, that offensive war, in assaulting an enemy, be made upon just & good grounds: