A09376:1649
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.
The Israelites, Gods chosen people, were 400. year in bondage in Egypt; but, at the appointed time God gave them a glorious deliverance: and, yet they were tried in the wilderness 40. years; after which time, they were plan ted safely in the fruitful Land of Canaan, a Land that flowed with milk and honey. And there also, the Church of God was in this case; sometime in prosperity, and otherwhiles in adversity: for, when it was ruled by Judges (as in that book appears) for ten, twenty, thirty, or forty years together, the Israelites for their sins, were in subjection & bondage to the nations about them; as the Moabites, the Philistines, the Ammonites, &c. Yet then, when they cried to God, he sent them some mighty judge to deliver them, for so long time again. This was the interchangeable estate of the Church, all the time of the Judges. And afterward, when it was governed by Kings, it was in the same case: for, one while God gave them good Kings, who would advance religion, and maintain and cherish the Priests and Prophets of God; and, for their time the Church prospered. But otherwhiles, for their sins, God would send them wicked Princes; which persecuted the Prophets, and the godly in the Land. This is plain in the books of the Kings and Chronicles. After the reign of good king Josiah, cam the captivity into Babylon: &, 70, years expired, the Lord by K. Cyrus returned them ⟨p. 533⟩again. After their return, they were one while in peace, and another while in distress; as we may see in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah: but, above all other, that persecution of Antiochus Epiphanes, was most notorious, which was foretold by Daniel in his Prophecy, Dan. 11.36. and is recorded in the books of the Maccabees.
The Israelites, Gods chosen people, were 400. yeare in bondage in Egypt; but, at the appointed time God gaue them a glorious deliuerance: and, yet they were tried in the wildernes 40. yeares; after which time, they were plā ted safely in the fruitfull Land of Canaan, a Land that flowed with milke and hony. And there also, the Church of God was in this case; sometime in prosperitie, and otherwhiles in aduersity: for, when it was ruled by Iudges (as in that booke appeares) for ten, twenty, thirty, or fourty yeares together, the Israelites for their sinnes, were in subiection & bondage to the nations about them; as the Moabites, the Philistims, the Ammonites, &c. Yet then, when they cried to God, he sent them some mighty iudge to deliuer them, for so long time againe. This was the interchangeable estate of the Church, all the time of the Iudges. And afterward, when it was gouerned by Kings, it was in the same case: for, one while God gaue them good Kings, who would aduance religion, and maintaine and cherish the Priests and Prophets of God; and, for their time the Church prospered. But otherwhiles, for their sinnes, God would send them wicked Princes; which persecuted the Prophets, and the godly in the Land. This is plaine in the bookes of the Kings and Chronicles. After the raign of good king Iosias, cam the captiuity into Babylō: &, 70, years expired, the Lord by K. Cyrus returned thē