A09376:1702
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 point must be remembered carefully: for, say we should want all kind of temporal benefits, must we thereupon despair and think that God hath forsaken us? God forbid: nay, when all means fail, and the whole world is against us, yet then we must lay hold upon the promise of life eternal in Christ, and thereupon rest our souls. Thus did these believers in this place. And this faith did Job notably testify, when GOD had taken from him, children, ⟨p. 554⟩goods, health, yea, and all that he had, yet then he said, Job 13.15, Though he kill me, yet will I trust in him. And so must we endeavour to do if that case befall us: for, when all worldly helps and comforts fail us, this promise of life in Christ, will be a sweet and safe refuge for our soul.
This point must be remembred carefully: for, say we should want all kind of temporall benefits, must we thereupon despaire and thinke that God hath forsaken vs? God forbid: nay, when all meanes faile, and the whole world is against vs, yet then we must lay holde vpon the promise of life eternall in Christ, and thereupon rest our soules. Thus did these beleeuers in this place. And this faith did Iob notably testifie, when GOD had taken from him, children, ⟨p. 554⟩goods, health, yea, and all that he had, yet then he said, Iob 13.15, Though he kill me, yet will I trust in him. And so must wee endeuour to doe if that case befall vs: for, when all worldly helpes and comforts faile vs, this promise of life in Christ, will be a sweet and safe refuge for our soule.
Being destitute, afflicted, and tormented.] Here the Apostle amplifieth their misery in their wandering estate, by three degrees of crosses, which did accompany the same. First, they were destitute of all temporal blessings: secondly, they were afflicted both in body and mind: Thirdly, tormented, that is, evil entreated. These are added for a special cause; to show that these servants of God were laden with afflictions: They were banished & driven to extreme poverty; they were deprived of all their goods, and of all society of men: they were afflicted in body and in mind, and evil entreated of all men; no man would do them good, but all men did them wrong; whereby, we see that even waves of miseries overwhelmed them on every side.