A09376:1535
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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For a little after, when Christ tells them of his going to Jerusalem, and of his passion, for the redemption of them, and all the elect, Peter persuades him to the contrary, saying; Master, spare thy self, these things shall not be unto thee. Whereby it appears, that Peter did not know how Christ should be a Saviour; neither did the Apostles particularly know Christ his resurrection, till he was risen ⟨p. 480⟩again: yea, at the very time of his ascension, they knew not the nature of Christs Kingdom; and therefore they asked him, Lord, wilt thou now restore the Kingdom to Israel? (Acts 1.6) dreaming still of a temporal Kingdom: for which Christ rebukes them. And notwithstanding all these wants, Christ saith, they had true faith; yea, such faith as the gates of hell should never prevail against. This then is a most comfortable truth, That if a man (in the want of means of further knowledge) do hold Christ Jesus to be the true Messiah, and yield himself willing to learn the doctrine of the Gospel, and (withal) join obedience to his knowledge, the Lord is willing for a time, to accept of this as of true faith.
For a little after, when Christ tels them of his going to Ierusalem, and of his passion, for the redemption of them, and all the elect, Peter perswades him to the contrary, saying; Master, spare thy selfe, these things shall not be vnto thee. Whereby it appeares, that Peter did not know how Christ should be a Sauiour; neither did the Apostles particularly knowe Christ his resurrection, till he was risen ⟨p. 480⟩againe: yea, at the very time of his ascension, they knew not the nature of Christes Kingdome; and therefore they asked him, Lord, wilt thou now restore the Kingdome to Israel? (Acts 1.6) dreaming still of a temporall Kingdome: for which Christ rebukes them. And notwithstanding all these wants, Christ saith, they had true faith; yea, such faith as the gates of hell should neuer preuaile against. This then is a most comfortable truth, That if a man (in the want of meanes of further knowledge) doe hold Christ Iesus to be the true Messias, and yeeld himselfe willing to learne the doctrine of the Gospell, and (withall) ioyne obedience to his knowledge, the Lord is willing for a time, to accept of this as of true faith.