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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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Further, when Moses had spoken words of comfort unto them, the unbelieving and fearful Israelites, do stir up their hearts to believe. So we accordingly must labour and strive against that in-bred unbelief which is in us: for every man hath innumerable sins in him that resist faith; and if they be not checked and suppressed, they will master his faith: but he that would have faith ⟨p. 452⟩to continue and last, must strive against natural unbelief, as the Israelites do in this place; and as the man in the Gospel, Mark. 9.24. when he said to Christ, Lord, I believe, help my unbelief, knowing that his unbelief did suppress his faith. And so did the Disciples of our Saviour Christ; when they prayed, Lord increase our faith, Luk. 17.5. And David, being oppressed with deadness of heart, stirs up his faith, saying; Why art thou cast down, my soul? &c. wait on God, Psalm. 42. v. 11. For, he that hath faith, is troubled with unbelief; and the more it troubles him, the less he believeth, unless he strive against it manfully.
Further, when Moses had spoken words of comfort vnto them, the vnbelieuing and fearefull Israelites, do stir vp their hearts to belieue. So wee accordingly must labour and striue against that in-bred vnbeliefe which is in vs: for euery man hath innumerable sinnes in him that resist faith; and if they bee not checked and suppressed, they will master his faith: but hee that would haue faith ⟨p. 452⟩to continue and last, must striue against natural vnbeleefe, as the Israelites do in this place; and as the man in the Gospel, Mark. 9.24. when hee said to Christ, Lord, I beleeue, helpe my vnbeleefe, knowing that his vnbeleefe did suppresse his faith. And so did the Disciples of our Sauiour Christ; when they prayed, Lord increase our faith, Luk. 17.5. And Dauid, beeing oppressed with deadnesse of heart, stirres vp his faith, saying; Why art thou cast down, my soule? &c. waite on God,