A09376:1715
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
Believers under the Maccabees.Beleeuers vnder the Maccabees.
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.
Here note a singular fruit of true faith: it brings a man to that estate, and gives him that excellency, that he is more worth, than the whole world. I mean by the whole world, the estate of all those that live in the world, out of Christ. If then, a man would have true and stable dignity, let him labour for true faith: for, faith hath this privilege, to advance a believer to true honour & excellency. And therefore our Saviour saith, As many as received him by faith, 1to them he gave power, or prerogative, to be the sons of God. We take it for a great prerogative, to be the child of an earthly prince; and so it is: but, to be the son of God (who is King of Kings) is a preeminence and dignity above all dignities; and, no tongue can express the excellency thereof. For, what more can a man desire, than to be heir of glory in life everlasting? and, yet true faith bringeth ⟨p. 559⟩this to a believer. It is an excellent dignity, to be matched with Angels; and no prince in the world, by all humane wit or power can attain unto it: but yet, the child of God can▪ being joined to God by faith in Christ; whereby (in some sort) he is above the Angels themselves: for, our nature in Christ, is advanced above the nature of angels.
Here note a singular fruite of true faith: it brings a man to that estate, and giues him that excellency, that hee is more worth, than the whole world. I meane by the whole world, the estate of all those that liue in the world, out of Christ. If then, a man would haue true and stable dignity, let him labour for true faith: for, faith hath this priuiledge, to aduance a beleeuer to true honour & excellency. And therefore our Sauiour saith, As many as receiued him by faith, 1to them he gaue power, or prerogatiue, to bee the sonnes of God. We take it for a great prerogatiue, to be the childe of an earthly prince; and so it is: but, to be the sonne of God (who is King of Kings) is a preheminence and dignitie aboue all dignities; and, no tongue can expresse the excellency therof. For, what more can a man desire, than to bee heire of glory in life euerlasting? and, yet true faith bringeth ⟨p. 559⟩