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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.
Thus we see the state of true believers, under many and grievous miseries: which we must well observe, to arm our selves against the times of adversities, which GOD may send upon us. We must not judge it a cursed estate to be under the Cross: for, here we see, the faith of his servants is commended for suffering nine several kinds of miseries. If we shall think that these were but a few; we must know that in them the holy Ghost setteth down the state of his Church unto the end: for, these things were written for ensamples unto us. And therefore if calamities come, and such miseries befall us, as do drive ur toward distrust, as though God had forsaken us, we must remember that God did not forsake these his children in their calamities, and therefore also will not forsake us. And thus much for this last example.
Thus we see the state of true beleeuers, vnder many and greeuous miseries: which wee must well obserue, to arme our selues against the times of aduersities, which GOD may sende vpon vs. VVee must not iudge it a cursed estate to bee vnder the Crosse: for, heere wee see, the faith of his seruants is commended for suffering nine seuerall kindes of miseries. If wee shall thinke that these were but a fewe; wee must knowe that in them the holy Ghost setteth down the state of his Church vnto the end: for, these things were written for ensamples vnto vs. And therefore if calamities come, and such miseries befall vs, as doe driue vr toward distrust, as though God had forsaken vs, we must remember that God did not forsake these his children in their calamities, and therefore also will not forsake vs. And thus much for this last example.
VERSE 39. And these all through faith obtained good report, and recei-not the promise.
The holy Ghost having set down at large a worthy and notable Catalogue of examples of faith in sundry believers, that lived from the beginning of the world, to the time of the Maccabees, doth now for a further commendation of their faith, rehearse the same things that before he had said in the 2. and 13. verses of this chapter. In saying, that by faith, they all received good report; his meaning is, that they did believe in the true Messiah, and looked for salvation in him alone, whereupon they were approved of God himself; who gave testimony hereof, partly by his word, and partly by his spirit in their consciences, and partly by his Church by all which