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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 Gods servants be able to bear so many and grievous crosses at once, seeing it is hard for a man to bear one cross patiently? The answer is here laid down, to wit, by faith; for, many and grievous were the miseries that lay on these servants of God: and yet by believing the promise of life in the Messiah, they were enabled to bear them all. This is a sovereign remedy against immoderate grief in the greatest distress: and, undoubtedly the floods of affliction shall never overwhelm him, that hath his heart assured by faith of the mercy of God towards him by Jesus Christ. This made David say, He would not fear evil, though he should walk through the valley ⟨p. 556⟩of the shadow of death, Psal. 23.4: and Paul speaking of tribulation, anguish, famine, persecution, yea, and death it self ▪ saith, In all these we are more then conquerors through him that hath loved, Rom. 8.37. And from this faith it was, that he was able to endure all estates; to be hungry, to want, &c. Phil. 4.12, 13.
Question. How can Gods seruants be able to beare so many and grieuous crosses at once, seeing it is hard for a man to beare one crosse patiently? The answere is heere laid downe, to wit, by faith; for, many and grieuous were the miseries that lay on these seruants of God: and yet by beleeuing the promise of life in the Messias, they were enabled to beare them all. This is a soueraine remedy against immoderate griefe in the greatest distresse: and, vndoubtedly the flouds of affliction shall neuer ouerwhelme him, that hath his heart assured by faith of the mercy of God towards him by Iesus Christ. This made Dauid say, He would not feare euill, though he should walke through the valley ⟨p. 556⟩of the shadow of death, Psal. 23.4: and Paul speaking of tribulation, anguish, famine, persecution, yea, and death it selfe ▪ saith, In all these we are more then conquerers through him that hath loued,