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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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Hereby it is also manifest, that all the virtues of the heathen, and the works of such men as either know not Christ: or, knowing him, acknowledge him not their only Saviour: or, acknowledging him, do not truly believe in him with such a faith as purifieth their hearts; are nothing else, but as the Fathers called them splendida peccata, gilded and glittering dross, and beautiful deformities. And how-ever this seems harsh, yet it must needs be true; seeing without faith it is impossible to please God.
Hereby it is also manifest, that all the vertues of the heathen, and the workes of such men as either knowe not Christ: or, knowing him, acknowledge him not their onely Sauiour: or, acknowledging him, doe not truely beleeue in him with such a faith as purifieth their hearts; are nothing else, but as the Fathers called them splendida peccata, gilded and glittering drosse, and beautifull deformities. And how-euer this seemes harsh, yet it must needes bee true; seeing without faith it is impossible to please God.
And here also the vanity of some Popish Writers appears, who presumptuously make some Philosophers Saints: whereas they should first have showed that they believed in Christ; and then we would believe and teach it as willingly as they: but else, if they had had all the learning, and all the moral virtues in the world; this must stand for a truth, Without faith it is impossible to please God.
And here also the vanity of some Popish Writers appeares, who presumptuously make some Philosophers Saints: whereas they should first haue shewed that they beleeued in Christ; and then wee would beleeue and teach it as willingly as they: but else, if they had had all the learning, and all the morall vertues in the world; this must stand for a truth, Without faith it is impossible to please God.