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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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 ⟨p. 512⟩hath been always the ancient practice of Gods children in all ages; At the very point of death, and in the extremity of all danger, they rested themselves wholly upon the merciful promises of the true God. The time will come upon us all, wherein we shall be called to the practice of this duty: for, we must all pass the door of death, & once lie in the pangs thereof. Now, what shall we do, when we lie half dead, gasping & panting for breath, able to speak to no man, nor to hear any speaking to us, when all comfort of the world fails us? Surely, we must then, at that very instant, labour to leave our selves and this world, and yield up our selves by faith into the hands of GOD, and cleave fast unto Christs Passion, from the bottom of our hearts▪ and he will surely deliver us from the danger; stopping the mouth of Satan that roaring Lion, & quenching the fire of hell, that it shall not touch us.
Now, ioyn these two effects together, & they affoord vs good instructions. First, here wee learne how to behaue our selues in time of danger, and at the point of death. Euen as these foure men did, so must we from the bottome of our hearts forsake our selues, 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 ⟨p. 512⟩hath beene alwaies the auncient practice of Gods children in all ages; At the very point of death, and in the extremitie of all danger, they rested themselues wholly vpon the mercifull promises of the true God. The time wil come vpon vs all, wherein wee shall be called to the practice of this duty: for, we must all passe the doore of death, & once lie in the pangs thereof. Now, what shall we doe, when we lie halfe dead, gasping & panting for breath, able to speake to no man, nor to heare any speaking to vs, when all comfort of the world failes vs? Surely, we must then, at that very instant, labour to leaue our selues and this world, and yeeld vp our selues by faith into the hands of GOD, and cleaue fast vnto Christs Passion, from the bottome of our hearts and he will surely deliuer vs from the danger; stopping the mouth of Satan that roaring Lion, & quenching the fire of hell, that it shall not touch vs.