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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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This may teach us, 1. Not to despair of any mans salvation, though he seem almost past all grace: for God can ⟨p. 36⟩make any thing of nothing, and therefore can put grace into that heart wherein afore was none.
This may teach vs, 1. Not to despaire of any mans saluation, though hee seeme almost past all grace: for God can ⟨p. 36⟩make any thing of nothing, and therefore can put grace into that heart wherein afore was none.
And 2. this is a comfort to all them which through weakness of faith, cannot persuade themselves of their election. For, suppose thou be full of wants and imperfections, & hast a rebellious and froward heart: What then? Remember God made thee once a creature, of nothing; he can now again make thee a new creature, of nothing: he created thee without means; he can save thee, though never so many means do seem to be against thee.
And 2. this is a comfort to all them which through weaknesse of faith, cannot perswade themselues of their election. For, suppose thou be full of wants and imperfections, & hast a rebellious and froward heart: What then? Remember God made thee once a creature, of nothing; hee can now againe make thee a new creature, of nothing: he created thee without meanes; he can saue thee, though neuer so many meanes doe seeme to be against thee.
And thus much of these three effects of faith; and consequently