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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.
Thirdly, by these effects of their faith we learn, that Gods goodness and mercy towards believers, is far greater, and more unspeakable than ever he promised, or they could expect. This point is carefully to be considered of us all; for, it is of singular & extraordinary use, especially in time of peril and trouble: and yet we see it is the plain truth of God; and therefore Paul gives thanks and praise unto God, who is able to do for us exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think. 1Daniel put his trust in the Lord, when he was in the Lions den: and what doth he obtain for his labour? the Lord never promised to stop the Lions mouths, neither did Daniel ever presume upon that deliverance; and yet the Lord saved him. And so the three children, though they made no account of their lives, because God had not promised to keep them from burning, yet they come out in safety. For, God in mercy so quenched the heat of the fire unto them, that though it burnt to death those ⟨p. 514⟩that cast them in; yet did it not so much as burn their garments, or the hair of their heads, to cause the same to smell. And the like is his goodness towards all his servants. David saith,2 The Lord prevented him with liberal blessings; that is, when David never asked such blessings at Gods hand, even then did the Lord bestow his liberal blessings upon him: as namely this, when David was following his Fathers sheep, and walking in his calling, he never dreamed of any Kingdom; yet thence the Lord took him to be King over his people Israel. So the Israelites having been 70. years in captivity, never thought of return; and yet then were they delivered: and their deliverance was so strange and miraculous, that they were like them that dream, Psal. 126.1. When Peter was cast into prison by Herod, and committed to four quaternions of Soldiers to be kept,3 the Angel of the Lord came and awoke him as he slept, and led him out of prison, past the watches, and through the iron gate, and then left him. Now, this deliverance was so strange unto him, that he knew not whether it was true, but thought he had seen a vision. From hence it is that God hath made this gracious promise unto his Church, to answer before they call, and to hear while they speak, Isay 65.24.