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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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Secondly, observe: He saith, Abel was approved and accepted of God. How proves he that? Because his works pleased God: as who say, his works cannot please God, unless his person do: therefore in that his works do, thence he concludeth that his person did: it is the reason of the holy Ghost, and therefore infallible.
Secondly, obserue: He saith, Abell was approued and accepted of God. How proues hee that? Because his workes pleased God: as who say, his workes cannot please God, vnlesse his person do: therfore in that his works do, thence he concludeth that his person did: it is the reason of the holy Ghost, and therefore infallible.
In the framing of this reason, the holy Ghost teacheth us a great point of our religion: namely, that first a mans person must please God afore his actions can: And after the person, then the actions. This is plain in these words: for it is said, he first obtained witness that he was righteous himself, and then God testified of his gifts: So likewise more plainly, Genesis 4.4, God had respect first to Abel, and then to his offering: So that the truth is manifest, No work pleaseth God afore the worker do. This, being so, hath excellent uses.
In the framing of this reason, the holy Ghost teacheth vs a great point of our religion: namely, that first a mans person must please God afore his actions can: And after the person, then the actions. This is plaine in these words: for it is said, he first obtained witnesse that hee was righteous himselfe, and then God testified of his gifts: So likewise more plainely, Genesis 4.4, God had respect first to Abell, and then to his offring: So that the truth is manifest, No worke pleaseth God afore the worker do. This, being so, hath excellent vses.