A09376:1680
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.
Now, if this have been the estate of Christ our head, & of ⟨p. 546⟩his most worthy Prophets and Apostles, to be mocked & scorned; then must no child of God at this day think to escape: for, if they have done this to the green tree, what will they do to the dry? Wherefore, if we belong to Christ, we must prepare for it, and arm our selves with patience to undergo this trial. The Disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his Lord. If they have called the Master of the house Beelzebub▪ how much more them of the house? Mat. 10.24, 25▪
Now, if this haue been the estate of Christ our head, & of ⟨p. 546⟩his most worthy Prophets and Apostles, to be mocked & scorned; then must no child of God at this day think to escape: for, if they haue done this to the green tree, what wil they doe to the dry? Wherefore, if we belong to Christ, we must prepare for it, and arme our selues with patience to vndergoe this triall. The Disciple is not aboue his master, nor the seruant aboue his Lord. If they haue called the Master of the house Beelzebub▪ how much more them of the house? Mat. 10.24, 25▪
Thirdly, whereas these servants of God were tried by mockings, and did endure the same, by faith; here we learn how to behave our selves, when we are subject to mocking and derision, especially for religions sake. We must not return mock for mock, and taunt for taunt: but with meekness of heart learn to bear the same. When Christ was upon the Cross, the Jews most shamefully mocked him: yet even then did Christ pray for them. And the same was Davids behaviour, as we may read notably,