A09376:1652
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.
First, the tenor of the Law, is this; that the curse doth follow the transgression: so, that when any man, family, or people, live in the breach of Gods commandments, they must look for Gods judgements to be poured upon them. Now, we may too truly assume, that this our nation and people abound with grievous sin in all estates: For, in the civill estate (to omit manifold practices of oppression) Where is justice without bribery? or bargaining, without fraud and deceit? And, in the ministry (beside many abuses) where is that care which ought to be, for the building of Gods Church? And, for the body of our people (beside gross ignorance, and superstition) what fearful blasphemy, whoredom, swearing, and Sabaoth-breaking, doth every where abound? beside fearful Atheism, which is a mother of abominations: whether we respect natural Atheism, whereby many deny God by their works; or, learned Atheism in some, who dispute against the truth of God, revealed in his word. All these, and many other sins among us, cry loud for GODs judgements upon us; even for that fearful judgement, the removal of Gods kingdom in the Gospel of peace.
First, the tenour of the Law, is this; that the curse doth follow the transgression: so, that when any man, family, or people, liue in the breach of Gods commandements, they must looke for Gods iudgements to bee powred vpon them. Now, we may too truely assume, that this our nation and people abound with grieuous sinne in all estates: For, in the ciuill estate (to omit manifold practices of oppression) Where is iustice without bribery? or bargaining, without fraud and deceit? And, in the ministery (beside many abuses) where is that care which ought to be, for the building of Gods Church? And, for the body of our people (beside grosse ignorance, and superstition) what fearfull blasphemy, whoredome, swearing, and Sabbaoth-breaking, doth every where abound? beside fearefull Atheisme, which is a mother of abhominations: whether we respect naturall Atheisme, whereby many deny God by their workes; or, learned Atheisme in some, who dispute against the truth of God, reuealed in his word. All these, and many other sinnes among vs, crie lowd for GODs iudgements vpon vs; euen for that fearefull iudgement, the remooueall of Gods kingdome in the Gospel of peace.