A09376:1771
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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Again, here observe, that the opinion of many men concerning their sanctification, is erroneous: for, some there be, who have thought that a man might be perfectly sanctified in this life, and have original sin quite abolished. But, this is most false: for, this Church of the Hebrews had as worthy men in it for godliness, and sanctification, as any are in these days; yea, and the author of this Epistle was (no doubt) a man that had received a great measure of sanctifying grace: yet, including himself among them, he exhorts the Hebrews thus; Let us cast off the burden, and sin, that is so ready to compass us about. What! had the Apostle, & these Christians sin in them? Yes, or else the holy Ghost would never bid them cast it off: for, it were a vain thing, to bid them cast off that which they had not. Therefore, they were not perfectly sanctified; as indeed no man ever was, or shall be, in this life, Christ only excepted. We must not marvel at this, that no man is perfect in this life: nay, we must rather marvel at this, that God hath given to any of us, any drop of sound grace, being such miserable wretched sinners as we are.
Againe, here obserue, that the opinion of many men concerning their sanctification, is erroneous: for, some there be, who haue thought that a man might be perfectly sanctified in this life, and haue originall sinne quite abolished. But, this is most false: for, this Church of the Hebrewes had as worthy men in it for godlinesse, and sanctification, as any are in these daies; yea, and the author of this Epistle was (no doubt) a man that had receiued a great measure of sanctifying grace: yet, including himselfe among them, he exhorts the Hebrewes thus; Let vs cast off the burden, and sinne, that is so ready to compasse vs about. What! had the Apostle, & these Christians sinne in them? Yes, or else the holy Ghost would neuer bid them cast it off: for, it were a vaine thing, to bid them cast off that which they had not. Therefore, they were not perfectly sanctified; as indeede no man euer was, or shall be, in this life, Christ onely excepted. Wee must not maruell at this, that no man is perfect in this life: nay, we must rather maruell at this, that God hath giuen to any of vs, any droppe of sound grace, beeing such miserable wretched sinners as we are.