A09376:1632
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.
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.
The consideration hereof, must move all parents, above all things, to labour for true faith: for, by the practice hereof, they shall be able to bring the greatest blessing upon themselves, and their children, and upon the lawful means which they shall use for their good. Say, the Lord shall lay his hand upon children and servants in a family, what must parents and masters do? Surely, the best way for help, is the practice of faith, in true humiliation for sin, and prayer to God for mercy, and for a blessing upon the means which they shall use. In all societies this is true, that by the faith of the governors, many curses are removed, and many blessings procured. God sends his Judgements among us daily, and we know not when other moe shall befall us: but for the removal and prevē ting of them, we must give our selves to true humiliation and prayer; and so shall we find the Lords mercy towards us, as these two women did.
The consideration hereof, must mooue all parents, aboue all things, to labour for true faith: for, by the practice hereof, they shall be able to bring the greatest blessing vpon themselues, and their children, and vpon the lawfull meanes which they shall vse for their good. Say, the Lord shall lay his hand vpon children and seruants in a family, what must parents and masters doe? Surely, the best way for helpe, is the practice of faith, in true humiliation for sinne, and prayer to God for mercy, and for a blessing vpon the meanes which they shall vse. In all societies this is true, that by the faith of the gouernors, many curses are remooued, and many blessings procured. God sends his Iudgements among vs daily, and we knowe not when other moe shall befall vs: but for the remoueall and preuē ting of them, we must giue our selues to true humiliation and praier; and so shal we finde the Lords mercy towards vs, as these two women did.