A09376:1770
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
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From this that the holy Ghost saith, Original sin compasseth the believer about, we are to observe and learn sundry points. First, this serveth notably to confute some errors maintained and upheld by the Church of Rome: for, they say, that after a man is regenerate by Gods spirit, there is nothing in him that God can justly hate; and, they do curse all other, that hold the contrary. Now, to ratify this their doctrine, that original sin, after regeneration, is not sin properly; They say, that after regeneration, it is no more sin, than Tinder is fire; which in it self is no fire, but very apt and fit upon the least occasion, to be set on fire. But, this opinion is here overthrown, by this that the holy Ghost saith; That the believing Hebrews, that ⟨p. 584⟩is, Gods Church must cast away this sin. Where it is plain, that after regeneration, whereby a man receiveth the spirit of sanctification, and adoption, he hath sin in him; for, this sin is most apt and ready to hinder him in the course of Christianity and godliness. Now, if sin were not properly sin, it must lose it own nature and quality; and, if it had lost it proper quality, it would not be so ready to hinder a man in the course of godliness, both in thought, words, and deeds. So that here it is manifest and plain, that in a regenerate man, there is sin properly: And, howsoever he be free from the guilt and punishment of sin; yet the corruption remaineth still in him, though greatly weakened through Sanctification.
From this that the holy Ghost saith, Originall sinne compasseth the beleeuer about, we are to obserue and learne sundry points. First, this serueth notably to confute some errors maintained and vpheld by the Church of Rome: for, they say, that after a man is regenerate by Gods spirit, there is nothing in him that God can iustly hate; and, they doe curse all other, that holde the contrary. Now, to ratifie this their doctrine, that original sinne, after regeneration, is not sinne properly; They say, that after regeneration, it is no more sinne, than Tinder is fire; which in it selfe is no fire, but very apt and fit vpon the least occasion, to be set on fire. But, this opinion is here ouerthrowen, by this that the holy Ghost saith; That the beleeuing Hebrewes, that ⟨p. 584⟩is, Gods Church must cast away this sinne. Where it is plain, that after regeneration, whereby a man receiueth the spirit of sanctification, and adoption, hee hath sinne in him; for, this sinne is most apt and ready to hinder him in the course of Christianity and godlinesse. Now, if sinne were not properly sinne, it must lose it owne nature and quality; and, if it had lost it proper quality, it would not be so ready to hinder a man in the course of godlinesse, both in thought, wordes, and deedes. So that here it is manifest and plaine, that in a regenerate man, there is sinne properly: And, howsoeuer hee be free from the guilt and punishment of sinne; yet the corruption remaineth still in him, though greatly weakened through Sanctification.