A09376:1569
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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Here we learn this special point: That the more men excel in faith, and other graces of God; the more God will honour them: for, look who most honour God, shall be most honoured of him: but the more a man excels in grace, the more he honours God. And for this cause is Gideon preferred before Barak, and Samson before Jephthah ▪ because they were more plentiful in the fruits of faith. This must move us, not only to seek to have faith, but to labour every day more and more for the increase of faith, and of obedience: for, the more a man abounds in grace before God, the more will God honour him, both here, and in heaven. And thus much for the order wherein they are propounded.
Here we learne this speciall point: That the more men excell in faith, and other graces of God; the more God will honour them: for, looke who most honour God, shall be most honoured of him: but the more a man excels in grace, the more he honours God. And for this cause is Gedeon preferred before Barac, and Samson before Iephte ▪ because they were more plentifull in the fruits of faith. This must mooue vs, not onely to seeke to haue faith, but to labour euery day more and more for the increase of faith, and of obedience: for, the more a man abounds in grace before God, the more will God honour him, both here, and in heauen. And thus much for the order wherein they are propounded.
Secondly, let us consider what manner of persons these were, Gideon, Barak and the rest: They were extraordinary men, in their time, raised up by God, for the special good of his Church, and the common wealth of the Jews, that they might help and defend them in distress. And therefore, as their calling was extraordinary; so God endued them with extraordinary gifts of wisdom, strength, zeal, and authority: for which, they are here renowned in this Catalogue of most worthy believers.
Secondly, let vs consider what manner of persons these were, Gedeon, Barac and the rest: They were extraordinary men, in their time, raised vp by God, for the speciall good of his Church, and the common wealth of the Iewes, that they might help and defend them in distresse. And therefore, as their calling was extraordinary; so God indued them with extraordinary gifts of wisdome, strength, zeale, and authority: for which, they are here renowmed in this Catalogue of most worthy beleeuers.