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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
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Fifthly, if God be a rewarder of them that seek him, then doubtless he is a revenger of them that hate him: for he, that can mightily reward his followers, can also mightily be revenged of his enemies. These two are the two parts of a Kings power, To be able highly to advance his friends, and mightily to punish his enemies: therefore principally this belongs to the King of Kings. This sentence therefore is a thunderbolt of a most fearful threatening against all impenitent sinners; assuring them, that if they persist to profane Gods holy name by their careless sinning against him, they shall be sure to find and feel him a powerful revenger of them that hate him. Thus he promiseth, himself, Deuter. •2.40.41.42: I lift up my hand to heaven, and I say, I live for ever. If I whet my glittering sword, and my hand take hold on judgement, I will execute vengeance on my enemies, and reward them that hate me. Where also note how the same phrase is used: for as here the Apostle saith, God is a rewarder of them ⟨p. 96⟩that seek him: So in Deuteronomy; A rewarder of them that hate him. If any object how these two can stand together; for a man had as good hate him as seek him, if the same reward belong to both: I answer; A reward, but not the same reward belongs unto them. Thieves and murderers are justly rewarded, when they die for their facts: and the King rewards a good servant, when he advanceth him to honour, They that seek God, are rewarded with mercies and favours above their desert: they that hate God, are rewarded with vengeance and torments, according to their desert: and this shall all wicked men, and enemies of God, be as sure to find, as ever any that sought God, obtained mercy.
Fiftly, if God be a rewarder of them that seeke him, then doubtlesse he is a reuenger of them that hate him: for he, that can mightily reward his followers, can also mightily be reuenged of his enemies. These two are the two parts of a Kings power, To be able highly to aduance his friends, and mightily to punish his enemies: therefore principally this belongs to the King of Kings. This sentence therefore is a thunderbolt of a most fearefull threatning against all impenitent sinners; assuring them, that if they persist to profane Gods holy name by their carelesse sinning against him, they shall be sure to finde and feele him a powerfull reuenger of them that hate him. Thus he promiseth, himselfe, Deuter. •2.40.41.42: I lift vp my hand to heauen, and I say, I liue for euer. If I whet my glittering sword, and my hand take hold on iudgement, I will execute vengeance on my enemies, and reward them that hate me. Where also note how the same phrase is vsed: for as here the Apostle saith, God is a rewarder of them