A09376:1668
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 consideration of this cruel disposition in the wicked, against the godly, is of special use. First, it proves unto us, that the religion which by Gods mercy we profess, contained in the books of the old and new Testament, is no politic device of man, but the sacred ordinance of the everliving God. For, if it were the invention of man, it would so fit their humour, and accord with their nature, that generally it would be loved and embraced, and not one of an hundred would mislike it. But, we see it is generally detested; This Sect is every where spoken against, Acts 28.22: natural men reject it, and persecute it, and the professors of •t unto the death. This they do, because true religion is contrary to their nature, as light is to darkness; and condemns those ways and courses which they best like of. This reason shall justify true religion, to be Gods own ordinance, even to the conscience of the worldly Atheist: his devilish malice against it, proves Gods divine truth to be in it.
The consideration of this cruell disposition in the wicked, against the godly, is of speciall vse. First, it proues vnto vs, that the religion which by Gods mercy we professe, contained in the bookes of the olde and new Testament, is no politique deuice of man, but the sacred ordinance of the euerliuing God. For, if it were the inuention of man, it would so fit their humour, and accord with their nature, that generally it would be loued and embraced, and not one of an hundred would mislike it. But, we see it is generally detested; This Sect is euery where spoken against, Acts 28.22: naturall men reiect it, and persecute it, and the professours of •t vnto the death. This they doe, because true religion is contrary to their nature, as light is to darknesse; and condemnes those wayes and courses which they best like of. This reason shall iustifie true religion, to be Gods owne ordinance, euen to the conscience of the worldly Atheist: his diuellish malice against it, proues Gods diuine truth to be in it.