A09376:1399
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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Hereby we may observe in general, how needful a thing it is for every Christian, to have sound knowledge & understanding in the word of God. For, he that would walk uprightly, and approved of God, must be able to judge between things that differ; not only between good and evil, but between good and good, which is the better: and so of evils, which is the worser. Which, no man can do, but he that hath a sound and right judgement in the word of God; for, therein is attained the spirit of discerning. Many there be, that by the course of their lives choose hell, and refuse heaven; which, undoubtedly, comes from their ignorance in the word. But ignorance will excuse none. He that will come to heaven, must be able to discern good from evil; and accordingly, to choose the ⟨p. 412⟩good, and to refuse that which is evil; which, without divine, and supernatural knowledge, no man can do. And therefore all ignorant persons, and all such as are blinded through the deceitfulness of sin, must shake off their security, and get sound knowledge in scripture, with a good conscience; that when things which do differ are set before them, they may with Moses choose the better.
Hereby wee may obserue in generall, how needfull a thing it is for euery Christian, to haue sound knowledge & vnderstanding in the word of God. For, he that would walke vprightly, and approoued of God, must be able to iudge betweene things that differ; not onely betweene good and euill, but betweene good and good, which is the better: and so of euils, which is the worser. Which, no man can doe, but he that hath a sound and right iudgement in the word of God; for, therein is attained the spirit of discerning. Many there be, that by the course of their liues choose hell, and refuse heauen; which, vndoubtedly, comes from their ignorance in the word. But ignorāce wil excuse none. He that will come to heauen, must be able to discerne good from euill; and accordingly, to choose the ⟨p. 412⟩good, and to refuse that which is euill; which, without diuine, and supernaturall knowledge, no man can doe. And therefore all ignorant persons, and all such as are blinded through the deceitfulnesse of sinne, must shake off their securitie, and get sound knowledge in scripture, with a good conscience; that when things which doe differ are set before thē, they may with Moses choose the better.