A09376:1686
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 ninth and last example of suffering, is this; They wandered up and down in sheep's skins, and Goats skins, being destitute, afflicted, and tormented: That is, being either banished, or constrained by flight to save their lives, they wandered up and down in base attire, and were destitute of ordinary food and comfort; and so in great affliction and torment.
The ninth and last example of suffering, is this; They wandred vp and downe in sheepes skinnes, and Goates skinnes, being destitute, afflicted, and tormented: That is, being either banished, or constrained by flight to saue their liues, they wandred vp and down in base attire, and were destitute of ordinary foode and comfort; and so in great affliction and torment.
Here we see these servants of GOD, were driven from their own Country, friends, and families, by persecution. Whence we observe, that in time of persecution, a Christian man may lawfully fly for his safety, if he be not hindered by the bond of private or public calling. For, these servants of God, here commended for their faith, did fly when they were persecuted; and that by faith: therefore the action is lawful, as I might prove at large, but that I have spoken of it heretofore. When our Saviour Christ knew that the Pharisees heard of the ⟨p. 549⟩multitude of Disciples which he made, Joh. 4.1.3. he left Judea, where they had greatest jurisdiction, and came into Galilee, for his safety. The Prophet in the old testament did fly: as, Elijah from Jezebel: 1. King. 19.3. And, so did the Apostles in the new; and that by Christs direction, Math. 10.23.
Heere wee see these seruants of GOD, were driuen from their owne Country, friends, and families, by persecution. Whence we obserue, that in time of persecution, a Christian man may lawfully flie for his safety, if hee be not hindred by the bond of priuate or publique calling. For, these seruants of God, here cōmended for their faith, did flie when they were persecuted; and that by faith: therfore the action is lawfull, as I might prooue at large, but that I haue spoken of it heeretofore. VVhen our Sauiour Christ knewe that the Pharisies heard of the