A09376:1606
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
The Faith of the Judges and David.The Faith of the Iudges and Dauid.
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But some will say, if this be all we must do, then all is well: for, this I can soon do when time serves, and therefore I will take no care till then? Answer. Beware of spiritual guile▪ for, it will be found a most hard matter, for a man to rely and cast himself wholly upon Christ, in the hour and pang of death. For then, above all times, is the devil busy against us: then will the conscience stir, if ever; and the body being tormented, the soul must needs be wonderful heavy. This we may see by the state of our Saviour Christ, in his agony and passion: and therefore we must not reckon so lightly of this duty.
But some will say, if this be all we must doe, then all is well: for, this I can soone doe when time serues, and therefore I will take no care till then? Answer. Beware of spirituall guile▪ for, it will be found a most hard matter, for a man to rely and cast himselfe wholly vpon Christ, in the houre and pang of death. For then, aboue all times, is the diuell busie against vs: then will the conscience stir, if euer; and the body being tormented, the soule must needes be wonderfull heauie. This we may see by the state of our Sauiour Christ, in his agony and passion: and therefore wee must not reckon so lightly of this duty.
Question. But, if it be so hard a thing, how could Daniel and the three children do it? Answer. They were prepared for it▪ for, they rested upon God in the time of peace; and so were enabled to rely upon him in time of peril. Even so if we would believe in God when we die, & then show forth our faith, we must while we live put our trust in him, and show it by obedience: for, rare it is to find a man that lives in unbelief, to show forth faith at his end. And therefore while we have health, strength, and peace, we ⟨p. 513⟩must labour to believe, and then shall we find the comfort of it in time of peril, and of death.