A09376:1704
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.
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.
Hence wee learne, that Gods seruants may be ouerwhelmed with manifolde calamities at the same instant, being pressed down with crosses in goods, in body, minde, friends, and euery way. This was Iobs case, a most worthy seruant of God; he was afflicted in body, in friends, goods, & childrē, & (which was greatest of all) he wrestled in cō science with the wrath of God; Iob 13.16. Thou writest bitter things against me, and makest mee to possesse the iniquities of my youth. And the like hath beene the state of many of Gods children: Psal. 88.3.7, My soule is filled with euils: thou hast vexed me with all thy waues, &c.
Question. How can this stand with the truth of Gods word, wherein are promises of all manner of blessings both temporal and spiritual, to those that fear him: Deut. 28. 1, 2, &c. If thou obey the voice of the Lord thy GOD, all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: blessed in the City, and in the field: in the fruit of thy body, and of thy ground ⟨p. 555⟩