A09376:1781
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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Answ. We must labour that the word of God may dwell plentifully in our hearts; and there, as the sceptre of Christ, to be held up by the grace of faith, ruling our wills and affections, & bringing into subjection every thought, to the obedience of Christ. In such a heart Christ dwells, who is stronger than Satan: and, here can neither corruption set open the door to Satan, nor Satan enter, but all things are in safety. Also, the actions that proceed hence, shall be the issues of life, being holy and pleasing unto God.
Answ. Wee must labour that the word of God may dwell plentifully in our hearts; and there, as the scepter of Christ, to be held vp by the grace of faith, ruling our wills and affections, & bringing into subiection euery thoght, to the obedience of Christ. In such a heart Christ dwells, who is stronger than Satan: and, here can neither corruption set open the doore to Satan, nor Satan enter, but all things are in safetie. Also, the actions that proceede hence, shall be the issues of life, beeing holy and pleasing vnto God.
And thus much of the second point.
The third duty to be performed for our continuance in the faith, is this: We must run with patience the race that is set before us. In these words the holy Ghost ⟨p. 590⟩borroweth a comparison from the games of men that did run a race: and thus we may conceive it▪ The race that the Holy Ghost propounds us to run, is the race of Christian Religion: the parties that must run in this race, are all Christians, men or women, high or low; not one excepted: the price and crown for which we run, is everlasting glory: the judge of the runners is the Lord himself, who hath appointed this race unto every Christian in this life; who also, will give the reward to every one that runneth well.