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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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Lastly, Abraham had the promise his seed should be so, Gen. 15.8. And here we see it is so, but he himself saw it not: so that Abraham had the promise, and we the performance. So Adam had the promise of the Messiah, but we see it performed: The Patriarchs, and Prophets, the promise of the calling of the Gentiles, but we see it performed.
Lastly, Abraham had the promise his seed should bee so, Gen. 15.8. And here we see it is so, but he himself saw it not: so that Abraham had the promise, and we the performance. So Adam had the promise of the Messias, but wee see it performed: The Patriarkes, and Prophets, the promise of the calling of the Gentiles, but we see it performed.
See here the glory of the Church under the New Testament above the old. This must teach us to be so much better then they, as God is better to us, then he was to them: and to excel them in faith, and all other virtues of holiness; or else their faith, and their holy obedience shall turn to our greater condemnation, which have had so far greater cause, to believe and obey God, and so far better means than they. Which, if it be so; then alas what will become of them, who come behind them; nay have no care to follow them in their faith, nor holiness, nor any duties of holy obedience.
See heere the glory of the Church vnder the New Testament aboue the olde. This must teach vs to be so much better then they, as God is better to vs, then hee was to them: and to excell them in faith, and all other vertues of holinesse; or else their faith, and their holy obedience shall turne to our greater condemnation, which haue had so farre greater cause, to beleeue and obey God, and so farre better means than they. Which, if it be so; then alas what will become of them, who come behinde them; nay haue no care to followe them in their faith, nor holinesse, nor any duties of holy obedience.