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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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Saint Paul tells us, 1. Corinth. 15.55, Death is a terrible serpent, for he hath a poisoned sting: Now when we die, we are to encounter with this hideous and fearful serpent. He is fearful every way, but especially for his sting; that sting is our sin: and this sting is not taken away, nor the force of it quenched, but by true faith, which quencheth all the fiery darts of the devil, Ephes. 6. If therefore we would be able to encounter with this great enemy (in the conquering of whom who stands our happiness; and by whom, to be conquered, is our eternal misery) we must then so arm our selves with faith, that we may die in faith; for he that dieth in faith, that faith of his kills his sins, and conquers death: but he that dieth without faith, death and sin seize on him, and his sins live for ever, and his misery by them.
Saint Paul tels vs, 1. Corinth. 15.55, Death is a terrible serpent, for he hath a poisoned sting: Now when we die, we are to encounter with this hideous and fearefull serpent. He is fearefull euery way, but especially for his sting; that sting is our sinne: and this sting is not taken away, nor the force of it quenched, but by true faith, which quencheth all the fierie darts of the diuell, Ephes. 6. If therefore wee would bee able to encounter with this great enemie (in the conquering of whom who stands our happinesse; and by whom, to be conquered, is our eternall miserie) wee must then so arme our selues with faith, that wee may die in faith; for hee that dieth in faith, that faith of his kils his sinnes, and conquers death: but he that dieth without faith, death and sin seize on him, and his sinnes liue for euer, and his miserie by them.
Now, if we would die in faith, we must live in faith; else it is not to be expected: For, so these holy Patriarchs lived long in this faith, wherein they died. For, their holy lives showed plainly, that they lived in that faith, which (the Apostle saith) doth purify our hearts,