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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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Is this the power of faith to overcome nature, and the ⟨p. 330⟩corruptions thereof? then howsoever religion be received, and faith professed generally among us, yet undoubtedly there is little true faith in the world: for, even among the professors thereof, how many be there that subdue the sins of their lives, and suppress the works of their wicked nature? surely very few. Now where corruption beareth sway, and sin reigneth, there sound faith cannot be: for, if faith were sound in men, it would purify their hearts, and cleanse the corruptions thereof: and bring forth obedience in life.
Is this the power of faith to ouercome nature, and the ⟨p. 330⟩corruptions thereof? then howsoeuer religion be receiued, and faith professed generally among vs, yet vndoubtedly there is little true faith in the world: for, euen among the professours thereof, how many be there that subdue the sinnes of their liues, and suppresse the workes of their wicked nature? surely very few. Now where corruption beareth sway, and sin raigneth, there sound faith cannot be: for, if faith were sound in men, it would purifie their hearts, and cleanse the corruptions thereof: and bring forth obedience in life.
Secondly, this power of true faith in mans heart must teach us, not to content our selves with a general faith and knowledge in religion, but to go further, and to get a sound faith that may purify the heart, at least in some true measure; for, saving faith will cleanse a man in every part of soul and body, & strengthen his soul in temptation.
Secondly, this power of true faith in mans heart must teach vs, not to content our selues with a generall faith and knowledge in religion, but to goe further, and to get a sound faith that may purifie the heart, at least in some true measure; for, sauing faith will cleanse a man in euery part of soule and body, & strengthen his soule in temptation.