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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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Wherefore, seeing obedience is so rare to be found among us, and disobedience aboundeth every where, it is a plain argument, that we take not the promises of God kindly nor thankfully at his hands: for if we did, we would at least endeavour our selves, to do what God commands ⟨p. 285⟩in his Law, and desireth in his Gospel, and so be thankful unto GOD for his mercies, showing forth our thankfulness by our obedience. So that it standeth us in hand every man to look unto himself for his own part, seeing God hath given us his Gospel the means of our salvation, that therefore we receive and embrace the same, least God do either take the same from us, or us from it: for, we may be sure that the one of these two will follow, if we do daily hear and make no conscience to obey. And thus much of the third fruit of the Patriarchs faith.
Wherefore, seeing obedience is so rare to be found among vs, and disobedience aboundeth euery where, it is a plaine argument, that we take not the promises of God kindly nor thankfully at his hands: for if we did, we would at least endeauour our selues, to doe what God commaunds ⟨p. 285⟩in his Law, and desireth in his Gospell, and so be thankfull vnto GOD for his mercies, shewing forth our thankfulnesse by our obedience. So that it standeth vs in hand euery man to looke vnto himselfe for his owne part, seeing God hath giuen vs his Gospell the meanes of our saluation, that therefore wee receiue and embrace the same, least God doe either take the same from vs, or vs from it: for, we may be sure that the one of these two will followe, if we do daily heare and make no conscience to obey. And thus much of the third fruite of the Patriarchs faith.
The fourth fruit of their faith followeth: And confessed, that they were strangers and Pilgrims on the earth.
The fourth fruite of their faith followeth: And confessed, that they were strangers and Pilgrimes on the earth.