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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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3. Saving (commonly called Justifying) faith: which is, A special persuasion, wrought by the holy Ghost in the heart of those that are effectually called, concerning their reconciliation and salvation by Christ.
3. Sauing (commonly call'd Iustifying) faith: which is, A speciall perswasion, wrought by the holy Ghost in the heart of those that are effectually called, concerning their reconciliation and saluation by Christ.
Of these three sorts of faith, the third is principally meant, in this place. And although in the description, & over all the chapter, there are some things that agree to other faith then it; yet I say the general scope in this chapter, is principally of that faith that saves a man. It becomes us therefore to learn carefully the instructions that concern the practice of this faith, for it is no less then a saving faith.
Of these three sorts of faith, the third is principally meant, in this place. And although in the description, & ouer all the chapter, there are some things that agree to other faith then it; yet I say the generall scope in this chapter, is principally of that faith that saues a man. It becomes vs therefore to learne carefully the instructions that concerne the practice of this faith, for it is no lesse then a sauing faith.
Secondly, it is said; This faith is the ground or substance ▪ for the word signifieth both. The meaning is: things hoped for, as yet are not, and so have no being nor substance. Now faith that believes the promises, and applieth them, that faith gives to these things which yet are not (after a sort) a substance or subsistence in the heart of the believer: so that that thing which never had, nor yet hath a being in it self, by this faith hath a being in the heart of the believer; this I take to be the true meaning.