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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
The Faith of the Judges and David.The Faith of the Iudges and Dauid.
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Secondly, this endless mercy of GOD, must move us all to repent us of our sins, and to trust in him for the pardon of them, be they never so many or heinous: for, they can never reach to the multitude of his mercies. Though they be in number like the sand of the sea, they must not dismay us from coming to him: but considering that his goodness is endless, and his mercy is over all his works, we must come unto him for the pardon of our sins. For, GOD is merciful to perform his promise; yea, and beyond his promise, to do for us more than we can think of. Many indeed abuse this mercy of GOD, by presuming thereon to go on in sin: but such deceive themselves; For, God will not be merciful unto them, Deut. 29.20. It is the penitent person that shall find mercy.
Secondly, this endlesse mercy of GOD, must mooue vs all to repent vs of our sinnes, and to trust in him for the pardon of them, be they neuer so many or haynous: for, they can neuer reach to the multitude of his mercies. Though they be in number like the sand of the sea, they must not dismay vs from comming to him: but considering that his goodnesse is endlesse, and his mercy is ouer all his workes, we must come vnto him for the pardon of our sinnes. For, GOD is mercifull to performe his promise; yea, and beyond his promise, to doe for vs more than wee can thinke of. Many indeede abuse this mercie of GOD, by presuming thereon to goe on in sinne: but such deceiue themselues; For, God will not be mercifull vnto them, Deut. 29.20. It is the penitent person that shall finde mercy.
The sixth effect of their faith, is in these words: Escaped the edge of the sword. The words in the original, are thus: Escaped the mouth of the sword: which is the Hebrew phrase in the old Testament, and here followed by the Pen-man of this Epistle; and before, where he calleth the word of God a two mouthed sword, Heb. 4.12: hereby meaning (as it is translated) a two edged sword. This effect must be understood of two worthy Prophets, Elijah and Elisha: