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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.
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⟩and cattle. Psal. 34.10; They that seek the Lord, shall lack nothing that is good. For, Godliness hath the promises of this life, and of the life to come, 1. Tim. 4.8, And therefore David compareth the godly man to the tree that is planted by the water side, which bringeth forth much fruit, and is green and well liking, Psalm 1.3. How then comes this to pass, that Gods own servants should be thus oppressed, and laden not with one calamity or two, but with sundry and grievous afflictions at the same time? Answer. True it is, the Scripture is full of gracious promises of temporal blessings unto Gods children: but they are conditional, and must be understood with an exception to this effect; Gods children shall have such and such blessings, unless it please God by afflictions to make trial of his graces in them, or to chastise them for some sin: so that the exception of the cross, for the trial of grace, or chastisement for sin, must be applied to all promises of temporal blessings. And hence it comes to pass, that the most worthy & renowned servants of God for their faith, are said to be afflicted and in misery. For, his promises of temporal blessings, are not absolute, but conditional. All things are theirs (as Paul saith) 1. Cor. 3.21; and they shall have honour, wealth, favour, &c. unless it please God to prove their faith, or to chastise their sins by crosses and afflictions.
Question. How can this stand with the truth of Gods word, wherein are promises of all manner of blessings both temporall and spirituall, to those that feare him: