A09376:1707
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.
If this be true, that Gods children may be afflicted with manifold calamities at once; then the opinion of natural and ungodly men is false, who judge him to be wicked and ungodly, whom God ladeth with manifold calamities. This was the judgement of Jobs three friends, and the ground of all their disputation against him; that, because God had laid so great and so many crosses upon him, therefore he was but an hypocrite. And, this is the rash judgement of natural men in our days, especially upon those that make profession of religion: when Gods hand of trial or correction lies upon them, they presently censure them for hypocrites: but this is a wretched opinion; for Gods dearest children may be pressed down with manifold calamities.
If this be true, that Gods children may be afflicted with manifolde calamities at once; then the opinion of naturall and vngodly men is false, who iudge him to be wicked and vngodly, whom God ladeth with manifolde calamities. This was the iudgement of Iobs three friends, and the ground of all their disputation against him; that, because God had laid so great and so many crosses vpon him, therfore he was but an hypocrite. And, this is the rash iudgement of naturall men in our dayes, especially vpon those that make profession of religion: when Gods hand of triall or correction lies vpon them, they presently censure them for hypocrites: but this is a wretched opinion; for Gods dearest children may be pressed downe with manifold calamities.
Secondly, seeing faith in Christ will support the soul under manifold crosses, be they never so grievous; we must labour in the fear of God, to have our hearts rooted and grounded in this faith: and when afflictions come, we must strive to show forth the fruit and power of it, by bearing them patiently.
Secondly, seeing faith in Christ will support the soule vnder manifolde crosses, be they neuer so grieuous; wee must labour in the feare of God, to haue our hearts rooted and grounded in this faith: and when afflictions come, we must striue to shew forth the fruite and power of it, by bearing them patiently.