A09376:1741
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.
Qu. How should it be better with the Church now, than it was then? Ans. True it is, that God gave the covenant of grace in the beginning, to our first parents in Paradise: the sum whereof was this; The seed of the woman shall break the Serpents head. And, this covenant did God renew and revive unto his Church, from time to time, in all ages, unto this day. Both circumcision and the Passover, were seals of this covenant; as well as our Sacraments be: so that in ⟨p. 569⟩substance they differ not; the free gift of grace in Christ belonged to them as well as unto us. The believing Jews in their Sacraments, did eat the same spiritual meat, and drink the same spiritual drink with us (as the Apostle witnesseth, 1. Corinthians chapter 10. verse 3): and believers then, obtained the same eternal life that we do now by faith. And yet if we regard the manner of administering the covenant of grace in Gods Church, unto the people of God; Herein doth the Church of the new Testament far surpass the Church of GOD in the old: and, indeed herein consists the preeminence of the Church under the Gospel; which stands in five things especially:
Qu. How should it be better with the Church now, thā it was then? Ans. True it is, that God gaue the couenant of grace in the beginning, to our first parents in Paradise: the summe whereof was this; The seed of the woman shall breake the Serpents head. And, this couenant did God renue and reuiue vnto his Church, from time to time, in all ages, vnto this day. Both circumcision and the Passeouer, were seales of this couenant; as well as our Sacraments bee: so that in ⟨p. 569⟩substance they differ not; the free gift of grace in Christ belonged to them as well as vnto vs. The beleeuing Iewes in their Sacraments, did eate the same spirituall meate, and drinke the same spirituall drinke with vs (as the Apostle witnesseth, 1. Corinthians chapter 10. verse 3): and beleeuers then, obtained the same eternall life that wee doe now by faith. And yet if wee regarde the manner of administring the couenant of grace in Gods Church, vnto the people of God; Heerein doth the Church of the new Testament farre surpasse the Church of GOD in the olde: and, indeede heerein consists the preheminence of the Church vnder the Gospell; which stands in fiue things especially: