A09376:1773
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 sanctification in this life is imperfect, we learn (for the overthrowing of another error of the Church of Rome) that no man can stand at Gods tribunal seat, justified by inherent justice or righteousness. For, that which we call Sanctification, the Papists call the Justification of a sinner; making two parts of justification: the first, whereby a sinner of an evil man is made good; by the pardon of sins, and the infusion of inward righteousness, standing in hope and charity especially: And the second, whereby of a good man, one is made better, and more just: and this they say, may proceed from the merit of a mans own works of grace; and hereby they hold a man stands righteous before God. But look how it stands with grace in us in this life, so likewise shall it stand with the same graces at the last day; if they be imperfect now, and so not able to justify us before GOD, they shall also be found imperfect then to that purpose and effect▪ ⟨p. 586⟩But now they are imperfect, as hath been showed, and therefore cannot then stand for our righteousness; unless we will imagine that God will then accept of an imperfect Justice. Wherefore, their Doctrine is erroneous, & a doctrine of all terror and desperation: for, who dare adventure the salvation of his soul upon his own righteousness? We deny not, but that God accepteth of our sanctification; yet not as the matter of our justification unto life: that only is the obedience and righteousness of Jesus Christ, accepted of God for us, and made ours by faith; for, that alone is answerable to the rigour of the Law.
From this, that sanctification in this life is imperfect, we learn (for the ouerthrowing of another error of the Church of Rome) that no man can stand at Gods tribunall seate, iustified by inherent iustice or righteousnesse. For, that which wee call Sanctification, the Papists call the Iustification of a sinner; making two parts of iustification: the first, whereby a sinner of an euill man is made good; by the pardon of sinnes, and the infusion of inward righteousnesse, standing in hope and charity especially: And the second, wherby of a good man, one is made better, and more iust: and this they say, may proceede from the merite of a mans owne workes of grace; and hereby they hold a man stands righteous before God. But looke how it standes with grace in vs in this life, so likewise shal it stand with the same graces at the last day; if they bee imperfect now, and so not able to iustifie vs before GOD, they shall also be found imperfecte then to that purpose and effecte