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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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Such use also ought we to make of hearing the word, and ⟨p. 45⟩not to be content with bare hearing of it, or to get a general knowledge out of it: but it must give us a special sight of our own estate by sin: and urge us forward to seek the favour of God in Christ. Religion stands not in hearing the word, and receiving the Sacraments with the congregation: though it be done never so often, and never so formally: But so to hear and so to receive, as that they may work in us those two things: and that is the pith and life of religion. And whosoever he be that professeth religion, and showeth not the fruit of it in these two, that mans profession is in vain, and it will go for no payment at the day of judgement.
Such vse also ought we to make of hearing the word, and ⟨p. 45⟩not to be content with bare hearing of it, or to get a generall knowledge out of it: but it must giue vs a speciall sight of our owne estate by sinne: and vrge vs forward to seeke the fauour of God in Christ. Religion stands not in hearing the word, and receiuing the Sacraments with the congregation: though it be done neuer so often, and neuer so formally: But so to heare and so to receiue, as that they may worke in vs those two things: and that is the pith and life of religion. And whosoeuer he be that professeth religion, and sheweth not the fruit of it in these two, that mans profession is in vaine, and it wil go for no payment at the day of iudgement.
Thus we see they offered, and what they offered.
Thus we see they offred, and what they offred.