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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, he prayed that he might live to glorify God, in that weighty calling, wherein God had placed him over his people. This appeareth likewise, by his thanksgiving unto the Lord, upon his recovery; where he saith, Isay 38.20. •he Lord was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my song all the days of our life in the house of the Lord. Thus by his worthy prayer, he showed forth his faith notably: by virtue whereof, being sick unto death, he obtained of the Lord, the prolonging of his days, for the space of fifteen years. And, so we see, to whom this seventh effect of faith is to be referred.
Secondly, he praied that he might liue to glorifie God, in that weighty calling, wherein God had placed him ouer his people. This appeareth likewise, by his thanksgiuing vnto the Lord, vpon his recouery; where hee saith, Isay 38.20. •he Lord was ready to saue me: therefore wee will sing my song all the daies of our life in the house of the Lord. Thus by his worthy praier, hee shewed forth his faith notably: by vertue whereof, beeing sicke vnto death, hee obtained of the Lord, the prolonging of his daies, for the space of fifteene yeares. And, so we see, to whom this seauenth effect of faith is to be referred.
Here we are taught a special duty, for the recovery of our health, in the time of sickness: to wit, before we use the ordinary means of Physic, we must (according to this example) first put our faith in practice, by humbling our selves for our sins past, confessing them truly unto God, and praying for pardon, from a resolute purpose of heart, to lead a new life; and also, by entreating health of God, and his good blessing upon the means which we shall use for our recovery. Thus have other of Gods servants done, beside Hezekias. When David was grievously ⟨p. 519⟩sick, the principal thing he did, was this practice of faith; in humbling his soul before God for his sins, and entreating earnestly the pardon of them, as we may see