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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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The use hereof is this; As no sacrifice in the old law pleased God, but such as was burnt by fire from heaven, sent down either then or afore: so our sacrifices of the new Testament (that is, our invocation of Gods name, our sacrifice of praise, our duties of religion, our works of mercy and love) never please God, unless they proceed from a heart purged by the fire of Gods spirit, that is from a believing and repentant heart: both which are kindled and lighted, and daily continued by that fire of Gods spirit. Therefore it is, that Paul saith, 1. Tim. 1.4, That love must come out of a pure heart, and good conscience, and faith unfeigned. The duties of religion, and works of love coming from this purged heart, ascend into the presence of God, as a smoke of most acceptable sacrifices, and are as a sweet perfume in the nostrils of the Lord.
The vse hereof is this; As no sacrifice in the old law pleased God, but such as was burnt by fire from heauen, sent downe either then or afore: so our sacrifices of the new Testament (that is, our inuocation of Gods name, our sacrifice of praise, our duties of religion, our workes of mercy and loue) neuer please God, vnlesse they proceede from a heart purged by the fire of Gods spirit, that is from a beleeuing and repentant heart: both which are kindled and lighted, and daily continued by that fire of Gods spirit. Therefore it is, that Paul saith, 1. Tim. 1.4, That loue must come out of a pure heart, and good conscience, and faith vnfained. The duties of religion, and works of loue comming from this purged heart, ascend into the presence of God, as a smoake of most acceptable sacrifices, and are as a sweet perfume in the nosethrils of the Lord.
Now, of what did God thus testify? Of his gift.
Now, of what did God thus testifie? Of his gift.