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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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Here then we may observe in the example of these Patriarchs, that it is the duty and property of every true believer, to go forward and increase in faith, till he come to a full persuasion and assurance in Gods promises. All the gifts of GOD (and therefore faith) are the Lords talents, and every true believer is the Lords servant, called to occupy therewith. Now GOD, having put his talent into any mans hand, doth require the increase ⟨p. 279⟩thereof, as the Parable shows, Luke 19.13. And this Paul teacheth: for, praying for the Ephesians, that they may go on, and be strengthened by the spirit in the inner man, Ephesians 3.16, he signifieth, that he that doth truly believe in Christ, must go on from grace to grace, till he be a tall man in Christ: as a child groweth from year to year, till he come to be a strong man. The nature of faith is like unto fire, which will not go out, so long as wood, or other fuel is put unto it, but will take hold thereof, and grow unto a greater flame: and so will faith grow up to a full persuasion in all those that conscionably apply themselves to the Word and Prayer.
Heere then wee may obserue in the example of these Patriarches, that it is the duty and property of euery true beleeuer, to goe forward and encrease in faith, till hee come to a full perswasion and assurance in Gods promises. All the giftes of GOD (and therefore faith) are the Lords talents, and euery true beleeuer is the Lords seruant, called to occupie therewith. Now GOD, hauing put his talent into any mans hand, doth require the encrease ⟨p. 279⟩thereof, as the Parable shewes, Luke 19.13. And this Paul teacheth: for, praying for the Ephesians, that they may goe on, and be strengthened by the spirit in the inner man, Ephesians 3.16, he signifieth, that hee that doth truly beleeue in Christ, must goe on from grace to grace, till hee be a tall man in Christ: as a childe groweth from yeare to yeare, till hee come to bee a strong man. The nature of faith is like vnto fire, which will not goe out, so long as wood, or other fewell is put vnto it, but will take holde thereof, and growe vnto a greater flame: and so will faith growe vp to a full perswasion in all those that conscionablie apply themselues to the Worde and Prayer.