A09376:1650
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.
To come to the times of the Gospel: The Primitive Church, after the ascension of Christ, in the first 300. years, suffered ten most bloody & grievous persecutions: betwixt each of which, she yet had some times of peace, and (as it were) respite to breath in. And, after the tenth persecution ended, the Lord raised up the good Emperor Constantine; who brought peace & welfare unto the church. But, soon after him, the heresy of Arrius, raised up by the devil, brought as grievous persecutions upon the church, as ever the Pagans did; being a most blasphemous heresy, denying the eternal deity of Christ, and of the holy Ghost: and, it prevailed in the Church for 80. years. Not long after the suppression of that heresy, began the idolatry and tyranny of Antichrist to prevail in the Church, for many hundred years. And now, about some fourscore years agone, the Lord in mercy raised up worthy instruments, by whose means, he delivered his Church from that idolatry and blindness: yet so, as still the church hath felt the bloody hand of Antichrist in grievous persecutions. All which, shows this to be most true; that the outward state of Gods Church, is interchangeable, having one while peace, and another while grievous persecution.
To come to the times of the Gospel: The Primitiue Church, after the ascension of Christ, in the first 300. yeares, suffered ten most bloody & grieuous persecutiōs: betwixt each of which, shee yet had some times of peace, and (as it were) respite to breath in. And, after the tenth persecutiō ended, the Lord raised vp the good Emperour Constātine; who broght peace & welfare vnto the church. But, soone after him, the heresie of Arrius, raised vp by the diuell, brought as grieuous persecutions vpon the church, as euer the Pagans did; beeing a most blasphemous heresie, denying the eternall deity of Christ, and of the holy Ghost: and, it preuailed in the Church for 80. yeares. Not long after the suppression of that heresie, began the idolatry and tyrannie of Antichrist to preuaile in the Church, for many hundred yeares. And now, about some fourescore yeares agone, the Lord in mercy raised vp worthy instruments, by whose meanes, hee deliuered his Church from that idolatry and blindnesse: yet so, as still the church hath felt the bloody hand of Antichrist in grieuous persecutions. All which, shewes this to be most true; that the outward state of Gods Church, is interchangeable, hauing one while peace, and another while grieuous persecution.