A09376:1168
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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Again, seeing we must be tried, therefore every one of us must labour for soundness of grace in our hearts; as of faith, repentance, hope, and of the love of God (though they be but little in measure) for, we must come to trial, & it must appear, whether we be hot or cold. Now, if we have not soundness of grace in us, in the time of trial, then look, as dross consumeth in the fire, when as gold cometh out more clear; so shall hypocrisy, formality, and all temporizing profession, come to nothing, in the middest of tentation; when sound grace, and a good conscience, shall pass through, and shine more pure and perfect after, than before.
Againe, seeing we must be tried, therefore euery one of vs must labour for soundnesse of grace in our hearts; as of faith, repentance, hope, and of the loue of God (though they be but little in measure) for, we must come to triall, & it must appeare, whether wee be hotte or colde. Now, if we haue not soundnesse of grace in vs, in the time of triall, then looke, as drosse consumeth in the fire, when as golde commeth out more cleere; so shall hypocrisie, formalitie, and all temporizing profession, come to nothing, in the middest of tentation; when sound grace, and a good conscience, shall passe through, and shine more pure and perfect after, than before.
Thirdly, considering we are to look for trials and temptations from God; therefore we must be careful to remember, and practice that counsel of Christ to his Disciples, before his passion: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation, Math. 26.41. And because they were careless in practicing this duty, therefore they fell into temptation: especially Peter fell most grievously, by denying his master. We must persuade our selves, that the same commandment is given to us; for, God will prove us by temptations, to make manifest the corruptions that be in our hearts: we therefore considering our own estate, must pray for Gods assisting and strengthening grace, that ⟨p. 323⟩when temptations shall come, we may be found sound and steadfast in the trial.