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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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Secondly, the remembrance of Gods promises serveth to be a means to keep a man from sin: for mans nature is as ready and prone to sin, as fire is to burn when fuel is put to it. But when by faith he calls to mind Gods merciful promises, especially those which are made unto him in Christ: then he reasoneth and striveth against temptation, and lays the word as a shield unto his soul, to keep out the fiery darts of Satan; yea, he applies the same word to his own soul, as a ⟨p. 381⟩corrosive unto corruption: whereupon it is said, that faith purifieth the heart, Act. 15.9. How? namely, beside the applying of Christs blood, it brings to memory Gods merciful promises in Christ: which stay a man from committing such things as would pollute and defile the heart. And therefore is faith said to be our victory over the world: 1. Joh. 5.4. because by applying to our souls Gods promises in Christ, we do not only contemn the world, in regard of Christ; but also stand against the assaults thereof: so that it is a most notable and excellent work of faith.
Secondly, the remembrance of Gods promises serueth to be a meanes to keepe a man from sinne: for mans nature is as readie and prone to sinne, as fire is to burne when fewell is put to it. But when by faith hee calls to minde Gods mercifull promises, especially those which are made vnto him in Christ: then he reasoneth and striueth against temptation, and layes the word as a shield vnto his soule, to keepe out the fierie darts of Satan; yea, hee applies the same word to his owne soule, as a ⟨p. 381⟩corrosiue vnto corruption: whereupon it is said, that faith purifieth the heart, Act. 15.9. How? namely, beside the applying of Christs blood, it brings to memory Gods mercifull promises in Christ: which stay a man from committing such things as would pollute and defile the heart. And therefore is faith said to bee our victory ouer the world: 1. Ioh. 5.4. because by applying to our soules Gods promises in Christ, we doe not onely contemne the world, in regard of Christ; but also stand against the assaults thereof: so that it is a most notable and excellent worke of faith.