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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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Hence we may learn many good instructions. First, That God makes much account of a little grace: if he see in a man but the seeds of grace, he doth highly esteem thereof. When the young man came to Christ, and asked him what he should do to be saved;1 Christ tells him, he must keep the commandments: the young man answers, that he had kept them from his youth; at which answer it is said, Christ ⟨p. 481⟩looked upon him, and loved him. This he he did for the show of Grace, which appeared in his answer: much more then will he like of that, which is true grace indeed. So, likewise Christ reasoning with the Scribe, concerning the first and great commandment, and perceiving that he had answered discreetly, he said unto him; Thou art not far from the Kingdom of God ▪ Mark 12.34: showing hereby how deeply he tenders the sparks and seeds of true grace: nay, he makes much of a very show of grace: which if it be so, then if God have given to any of us but one spark of true grace, how ought we to tender it, and cherish it, and to rejoice therein, with all thankfulness to God for it? yea, we must seek to increase the same: for, according to our grace, is our acceptance and respect with God in Christ.
Hence we may learne many good instructions. First, That God makes much account of a little grace: if he see in a man but the seeds of grace, he doth highly esteeme therof. When the young man came to Christ, and asked him what he should doe to be saued;1 Christ tells him, hee must keepe the commaundements: the young man answeres, that he had kept them from his youth; at which answere it is said, Christ ⟨p. 481⟩looked vpon him, and loued him. This he he did for the shew of Grace, which appeared in his answer: much more then wil he like of that, which is true grace indeede. So, likewise Christ reasoning with the Scribe, concerning the first and great commandement, and perceiuing that he had answered discreetly, he said vnto him; Thou art not farre from the Kingdome of God