A09376:1571
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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In their example we may observe this point: That whom God doth raise up extraordinarily, for some special ⟨p. 496⟩good in his Church, them he endues with extraordinary gifts to discharge that calling: and withal, he gives them the spirit of grace, with a true and lively faith. This (besides the instance we have in hand) appears plainly in Christs Apostles: they were called by Christ to preach the Gospel to all the world, and to plant his Church universally; and thereupon (howsoever they were simple men before) were furnished with extraordinary gifts of wisdom, zeal, & knowledge, and with this excellent grace of saving faith, which did sanctify their other gifts: for, howsoever Judas was numbered among them, having been a Disciple; yet he never came to the execution of the Apostleship, but went astray from that ministration, Acts 1.25. And in these later days, when God restored his Gospel to light out of the dark mist of Popery, he raised up extraordinary men, whom he endued with wisdom, zeal, and judgement; which gifts also he sealed up in them by a lively faith, which they testified by their piety and godliness in life & conversation. And this course he observeth usually, in all those whom he raiseth up extraordinarily for the good of his Church.
In their example wee may obserue this point: That whom God doth raise vp extraordinarily, for some speciall ⟨p. 496⟩good in his Church, them he endues with extraordinarie gifts to discharge that calling: and withall, hee giues them the spirit of grace, with a true and liuely faith. This (besides the instance we haue in hand) appeares plainly in Christes Apostles: they were called by Christ to preach the Gospell to all the world, and to plant his Church vniuersally; and thereupon (howsoeuer they were simple men before) were furnished with extraordinary gifts of wisedome, zeale, & knowledge, and with this excellent grace of sauing faith, which did sanctifie their other gifts: for, howsoeuer Iudas was numbred among them, hauing been a Disciple; yet he neuer came to the execution of the Apostleship, but went astray from that ministration, Acts 1.25. And in these later dayes, when God restored his Gospell to light out of the darke myst of Popery, hee raised vp extraordinarie men, whom he endued with wisedome, zeale, and iudgement; which gifts also he sealed vp in them by a liuely faith, which they testified by their piety and godlinesse in life & conuersation. And this course he obserueth vsually, in all those whom hee raiseth vp extraordinarily for the good of his Church.