A09376:1135
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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Qu. How shall we be able to say unfeignedly, God is my God? Ans. By becoming his servants and people, in deed & truth; for, to him who is one of Gods people, God is always his God. But how shall we become Gods true servants? Answ. By setting our hearts upon the true God, and giving them wholly unto him, and to his service; ⟨p. 310⟩and restraining our selves from all occasions of sin, because sin displeaseth him. Quest. But how shall a man set his heart wholly on God? Answ. This he doth, when he loveth him above all, and feareth him above all, and above all things is zealous for GOD; glory; when he hath full confidence in Gods word and promises, and is more grieved for displeasing God, than for all things in the world besides. Or, more plainly thus: then a man doth set his heart on God, when his heart is so affected, that when God commands, he is always ready to obey: So the Lord saith, Hos. 2.23, I will say to them that were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. And in the Psalms, the Lord saith, Psalm. 27.8, Seek ye my face: Then the holy mans heart, as an Echo giveth answer, I seek thy face O God. And such a one is the heart of him, that is indeed the servant and child of God, & one of Gods people.
Qu. How shal we be able to say vnfainedly, God is my God? Ans. By becomming his seruants and people, in deed & truth; for, to him who is one of Gods people, God is alwaies his God. But how shall wee become Gods true seruants? Answ. By setting our hearts vpon the true God, and giuing them wholly vnto him, and to his seruice; ⟨p. 310⟩and restraining our selues from all occasions of sinne, because sinne displeaseth him. Quest. But how shall a man set his heart wholly on God? Answ. This hee doth, when he loueth him aboue all, and feareth him aboue all, and aboue all things is zealous for GOD; glorie; when hee hath full confidence in Gods word and promises, and is more grieued for displeasing God, than for all things in the world besides. Or, more plainly thus: then a man doth set his heart on God, when his heart is so affected, that when God commands, he is alwaies ready to obey: So the Lord saith,