A09376:1631
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 widow and the Shunamite.The faith of the widowe and the Shunamite.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This is their duty; but (alas!) the manner and practice of many Parents, is far otherwise: for, whereas they should first seek unto the Lord, and come to his Prophet, they either run first to the ordinary means of physic; or, being worse disposed, seek help of wizards & blessers by their charms and sorceries, forsaking GOD and running to the Devil. Indeed, the use of lawful means is not to be discommended simply: but this preposterous ⟨p. 525⟩course is blame-worthy, and deprives many, of Gods blessing in the means, That they seek help of Physic, before they have sought to the Lord, in this holy practice of faith.
This is their dutie; but (alas!) the manner and practice of many Parents, is farre otherwise: for, whereas they should first seeke vnto the Lord, and come to his Prophet, they either runne first to the ordinary meanes of physicke; or, being worse disposed, seeke help of wizards & blessers by their charmes and sorceries, forsaking GOD and running to the Diuell. Indeede, the vse of lawfull meanes is not to be discommended simply: but this preposterous ⟨p. 525⟩course is blame-worthy, and depriues many, of Gods blessing in the meanes, That they seeke helpe of Physick, before they haue sought to the Lord, in this holy practice of faith.
Quest. But how can the parents faith benefit the child? Answ. It cannot procure unto it eternal life: for, every one must be saved by his own faith in Christ. And, yet the child receives many a good blessing at Gods hand, by means of the Parents faith; as namely, the benefit of the covenant of grace in the seals thereof; besides the fruition of many temporal blessings, as life it self, in this place.
Quest. But how can the parents faith benefit the childe? Answ. It cannot procure vnto it eternall life: for, euery one must bee saued by his owne faith in Christ. And, yet the childe receiues many a good blessing at Gods hand, by meanes of the Parents faith; as namely, the benefit of the couenant of grace in the seales thereof; besides the fruition of many temporall blessings, as life it selfe, in this place.