A09376:1737
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.
This point well considered, confutes their opinion, who indeed enlarge Gods prescience or fore knowledge over all things, both good and evil; but yet exclude sin from without the compass of his decree and ordination. But, here we see, Gods foresight includes his decree; and ⟨p. 568⟩nothing comes to pass simply without his will: howsoever many things be done against his revealed will; yet without his absolute will, can nothing come to pass. He worketh all things according to the counsel of his own will: doing himself those things that be good, and willingly permitting evil to be done by others, for good ends.
This point well considered, confutes their opinion, who indeed inlarge Gods prescience or fore knowledge ouer all things, both good and euill; but yet exclude sin from without the compasse of his decree and ordination. But, here we see, Gods foresight includes his decree; and ⟨p. 568⟩nothing comes to passe simply without his will: howsoeuer many things bee done against his reuealed will; yet without his absolute will, can nothing come to passe. Hee worketh all things according to the counsell of his owne will: doing himselfe those things that bee good, and willingly permitting euill to bee done by others, for good ends.
But, what did God here provide & foresee for us? Ans. A better thing: that is, God in his eternal counsel provided a better estate for his Church in the new testament; than he did for believers in the old.
But, what did God here prouide & foresee for vs? Ans. A better thing: that is, God in his eternall counsell prouided a better estate for his Church in the newe testament; than he did for beleeuers in the olde.