A09376:1664
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.
This, Paul doth notably testify in this profession (Romans chapter 8. verses 38, 39.) I am persuaded, that neither death nor life, nor Angels▪ nor principalities, nor powers; nor things present, nor things to come; nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of GOD, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Oh singular power of faith! which so firmly unites the believer unto Christ, that no torments in the world, no not all the power of Satan, and his Angels, can separate them asunder.
This, Paul doth notably testifie in this profession (Romanes chapter 8. verses 38, 39.) I am perswaded, that neither death nor life, nor Angelles▪ nor principalities, nor powers; nor things present, nor things to come; nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall bee able to separate vs from the loue of GOD, which is in Christ Iesus our Lord. Oh singular power of faith! which so firmely vnites the beleeuer vnto Christ, that no torments in the world, no not all the power of Satan, and his Angels, can separate them asunder.
Question. How doth faith work this indissoluble power in cleaving unto Christ? Answer. After this ⟨p. 538⟩manner: It is the property of faith, to persuade the conscience, of Gods love and favour in Christ; and upon this persuasion, the heart begins to love God again. Now, by this love doth faith work, and make a man able to bear all torments that can be inflicted for religions sake: for, Love suffereth all things, 1. Cor. 13.7. even that love wherewith one man loveth another: how much more then shall this love wherewith we love God in Christ, make us to suffer any thing for his names sake? Hence it is, that love is said to be strong as death: and the coals thereof are fiery coals, and a vehement flame: 1