A09376:1604
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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The fifth effect, in quenching the violence of the fire, must be understood of Shadrach▪ Meshach, and Abednego, the companions of Daniel: which three (as we may read Dan. 3.) refused to worship the golden image, which Nebuchadnezzar had set up. For which cause, they were cast into an hot burning Oven; but, they put their trust in God, and clave fast unto him in obedience, even to the hazard of their lives. Whereupon, the Lord by his omnipotent power, did most miraculously preserve them, by staying the rage of the fire, contrary to the nature thereof, that it had no power over their bodies; nay, it did not burn the hair of their heads, nor cause their garments to smell. And therefore they are said, to have quenched the violence of it, because it had no power over them, though it burned most fiercely; but was to them, as though it had been quite put out and quenched.
The fift effect, in quenching the violence of the fire, must bee vnderstood of Shadrach▪ Meshach, and Abednego, the companions of Daniel: which three (as we may read Dan. 3.) refused to worship the golden image, which Nabuchadnezzar had set vp. For which cause, they were cast into an hot burning Ouen; but, they put their trust in God, and claue fast vnto him in obedience, euen to the hazzard of their lyues. Whereupon, the Lord by his omnipotent power, did most miraculously preserue them, by staying the rage of the fire, contrary to the nature thereof, that it had no power ouer their bodies; nay, it did not burne the haire of their heads, nor cause their garments to smell. And therefore they are said, to haue quenched the violence of it, because it had no power ouer them, thogh it burned most fiercely; but was to them, as though it had been quite put out and quenched.
Now, join these two effects together, & they afford us good instructions. First, here we learn how to behave our selves in time of danger, and at the point of death. Even as these four men did, so must we from the bottom of our hearts forsake our selves, and put all our trust in Christ. This did Daniel, when he was in the Lions den: and this did the 3. Children, in the hot fiery furnace. And this