A09376:1689
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.
Object. 2 But every one is bound to testify his faith & religion, before his enemies; and therefore may not fly in persecution. Answ. True indeed: a Christian man must so testify his faith, if he be called thereto of God: but if God give him liberty, and opportunity to fly, then he will not have him, at that time, to justify his religion by that means.
Obiect. 2 But euery one is bound to testifie his faith & religion, before his enemies; and therefore may not flie in persecution. Answ. True indeede: a Christian man must so testifie his faith, if he bee called thereto of God: but if God giue him liberty, and opportunitie to flie, then he will not haue him, at that time, to iustifie his religion by that meanes.
Object. 3 But, if it be lawful to fly, how then comes it to pass, that some of Gods children, when they might have fled, would not; but, have stood to justify their profession unto death. Ans. We must judge reverently of them, & think they did it by some special instinct & motion of Gods spirit; ⟨p. 550⟩as appeareth by their patience & constancy in their greatest torments. Examples hereof, we have in our English Acts and Monuments, in men worthy of notable commendations for their constancy, and zeal for the truth of the Gospel.
Obiect. 3 But, if it be lawfull to flie, how then comes it to passe, that some of Gods children, when they might haue fled, would not; but, haue stood to iustifie their profession vnto death. Ans. We must iudge reuerētly of thē, & thinke they did it by som special instinct & motiō of Gods spirit; ⟨p. 550⟩as appeareth by their patience & constancy in their greatest torments. Examples hereof, wee haue in our English Acts and Monuments, in men worthy of notable commendations for their constancy, and zeale for the truth of the Gospel.