A09376:1703
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.
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.
Being destitute, afflicted, and tormented.] Here the Apostle amplifieth their misery in their wādring estate, by three degrees of crosses, which did accompany the same. First, they were destitute of all temporall blessings: secondly, they were afflicted both in body and minde: Thirdly, tormented, that is, euill entreated. These are added for a speciall cause; to shew that these seruants of God were laden with afflictions: They were banished & driuen to extreme pouerty; they were depriued of all their goods, and of all society of men: they were afflicted in body and in minde, and euill entreated of all men; no man would doe them good, but all men did them wrong; whereby, we see that euen waues of miseries ouerwhelmed them on euerie side.
Hence we learn, that Gods servants may be overwhelmed with manifold calamities at the same instant, being pressed down with crosses in goods, in body, mind, friends, and every way. This was Jobs case, a most worthy servant of God; he was afflicted in body, in friends, goods, & children, & (which was greatest of all) he wrestled in con science with the wrath of God; Job 13.16. Thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. And the like hath been the state of many of Gods children: Psal. 88.3.7, My soul is filled with evils: thou hast vexed me with all thy waves, &c.