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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.
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.
In this answere to this surmise, wee may obserue what is the opinion of naturall men, concerning the children of God; to wit, that they are not worthy to liue in the world, but the earth whereon they tread, is too good for them. This hath beene, is, and will be the worldes estimation of Gods children. Matthew chapter 24. verse 9, Ye shall be hated of all nations for my names sake. Iohn, chapter 16, verse 2, They shall excommunicate you; yea, the time shall come, that whosoeuer killeth you, shall thinke hee doth God good seruice. Acts chapter 22. verse 22, Away (say the Iewes, of Paul) with such a followe from the earth: it is not meete that he should liue. And hence hee saith of himselfe, and the other Apostles, 1. Corinthians chapter 4. verse 13, They were made the filth of the worlde, and the off-scouring of all things.
In the time of the persecuting Emperors in the Primitive Church, when any common calamity befell the people or State; as famine, dearth, pestilence, or such like, they straight-way imputed it to the Christians; saying, That they and their wicked religion were the cause thereof. And though we have religion maintained among us, yet the poor servants of God find the like welcome in the world: for, thus the wicked censure them every where, That they are dissembling hypocrites, and none so bad and vile persons as they are. Now, if any man ask, how comes it to pass, that the world should slander them so, and think so vilely of them; Answer. First, because they be taken out of the world, in regard of state and condition in grace,