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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, observe how it is said, they died in faith: they afore lived in it; but now their principal commendation is, they died in it.
Lastly, obserue how it is said, they died in faith: they afore liued in it; but now their principall commendation is, they died in it.
Let us learn here, to hold on in a good course, when we have entered into it; for constancy and continuance is the true commendation: he that dieth in faith, is he that receives the crown. To this end, let us stir up our selves, with the Apostles exhortation, Galath. 6.9, Let us not be weary of well doing, for in due time we shall reap, if we faint not.
Let vs learne here, to hold on in a good course, when we haue entred into it; for constancy and continuance is the true commendatiō: he that dieth in faith, is he that receiues the crowne. To this ende, let vs stirre vp our selues, with the Apostles exhortation, Galath. 6.9, Let vs not be weary of well doing, for in due time we shall reape, if wee faint not.
And further, let this teach us all to choose that faith to live in (with these holy Patriarchs) that we may boldly die in. It is a true observation, that Popery is a good religion to live in, but ours to die in. The Papists usurp this saying, and turn it the contrary way; but they have as much right to it, as the thief to the true mans purse. The liberty, the pardons, dispensations, sanctuaries, the pomp and outward glory of their Church; and their fasting & outward austerities, being foul and feigned hypocrisies, and indeed, open licentiousness: these and many things more, may allure any natural man in the world, to live in their religion; but when they come to die, then they ⟨p. 275⟩