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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.
VERSE 38. Whom the world was not worthy of, they wandered in the wilderness, and mountains, and dens, and Caves of the earth.
VERSE 38. Whom the world was not worthy of, they wandred in the wildernesse, and mountaines, and dens, and Caues of the earth.
IN these words, the holy Ghost doth answer to a secret objection or surmise, which a natural man might conceive against the believers spoken of before. For, it being said, ⟨p. 557⟩that they wandered up and down, Some man might think thus: no marvel though they wandered up and down; for it may be, they were not worthy to live in the world. This, the holy Ghost doth flatly deny, and avoucheth the clean contrary of them; to wit, that they wandered up and down by faith; and the Lord caused them so to do, because the world was not worthy of them, they were too good to live in the world.
IN these words, the holy Ghost doth answere to a secret obiection or surmise, which a naturall mā might cōceiue against the beleeuers spoken of before. For, it being said, ⟨p. 557⟩that they wandred vp and downe, Some man might thinke thus: no meruaile though they wandred vp and down; for it may be, they were not worthy to liue in the worlde. This, the holy Ghost doth flatly denie, and auoucheth the cleane contrary of them; to wit, that they wandred vp and downe by faith; and the Lord caused them so to doe, because the world was not worthy of them, they were too good to liue in the world.
In this answer to this surmise, we may observe what is the opinion of natural men, concerning the children of God; to wit, that they are not worthy to live in the world, but the earth whereon they tread, is too good for them. This hath been, is, and will be the worlds estimation of Gods children. Matthew chapter 24. verse 9, Ye shall be hated of all nations for my names sake. John, chapter 16, verse 2, They shall excommunicate you; yea, the time shall come, that whosoever killeth you, shall think he doth God good service. Acts chapter 22. verse 22, Away (say the Jews, of Paul) with such a follow from the earth: it is not meet that he should live. And hence he saith of himself, and the other Apostles, 1. Corinthians chapter 4. verse 13, They were made the filth of the world, and the off-scouring of all things.