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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
Believers under the Maccabees.Beleeuers vnder the Maccabees.
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.
VERSE 35. Others also were racked, and would not be delivered, that they might receive a better resurrection.
VERSE 35. Others also were racked, and would not bee deliuered, that they might receiue a better resurrection.
IN these words, the author of this Epistle proceeds to the fourth order of Examples of faith, contained in this Chapter: wherein (as in the former lastly handled) he proceeds briefly, heaping up in few words, many worthy examples of faith, concealing the names of the parties, & only setting down those things, for which their faith is commended unto us. And this fourth and last order of examples, comprehendeth such believers as lived under the regiment of the Maccabees, and afterward to the coming of Christ. For, of believers in former times, it cannot be understood▪ because there is a manifest distinction put between these believers, and the former Judges, Kings, and Prophets; in these words, others also: whereby it is plain, that here he propounds examples of believers different from those which he mentioned before. And ⟨p. 529⟩it is also plain, that these believers lived before the coming of Christ. For, howsoever the Christians in the Primitive Church, were racked, scourged, and tormented after this sort; yet of them this place cannot be understood, because they enjoyed the promise of the Messiah: but, these here mentioned, enjoyed not that promise in their days, but waited for it by faith, and therein died, Verse 39. And indeed, in the time of the Maccabees, the Church of the Jews was wonderfully persecuted by Antiochus, about two hundred years before Christ; as we may see, 2. Maccabees 4. and 6. chapters.
IN these words, the author of this Epistle proceedes to the fourth order of Examples of faith, contained in this Chapter: wherein (as in the former lastly handled) hee proceedes briefly, heaping vp in fewe words, many worthy exāples of faith, cō cealing the names of the parties, & onely setting downe those things, for which their faith is commended vnto vs. And this fourth and last order of examples, comprehendeth such beleeuers as liued vnder the regiment of the Maccabees, and afterward to the comming of Christ. For, of beleeuers in former times, it cannot be vnderstoode because there is a manifest distinction put betweene these beleeuers, and the former Iudges, Kings, and Prophets; in these words, others also: whereby it is plaine, that heere he propounds examples of beleeuers different from those which hee mentioned before. And