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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
He that cometh to God
He that commeth to God
To come to God in the Scriptures, but especially in this Example, is to labour to have fellowship with God in Christ: as is manifest in three places more. In the fourth Chapter, we are bid to go boldly to the throne of grace: 1and ⟨p. 80⟩in the seventh, Christ is said to be able perfectly to save them that come unto God by him. And in the tenth, we are called to draw near with a true heart in assurance of faith. Out of all which places it appears, that to come to God, is to have fellowship with God by Christ. And the reason why that phrase is so often used to the Hebrews, is, for that many of them having received the profession of Christ, afterward forsook him again, and fell from his religion, and by renouncing Christ, fell away from God. Therefore he exhorteth them to take heed least there be in any of them an evil heart, and unfaithful to depart from the living God, Chap. 3.12. Now, by the contrary, I• to renounce Christ be to fall or go away from God; then we may gather, that to come to God, is to cleave to Christ, and to God by Christ. So then the meaning is, He that will have any fellowship with God in Christ, He must believe.
To come to God in the Scriptures, but especially in this Example, is to labour to haue fellowship with God in Christ: as is manifest in three places more. In the fourth Chapter, wee are bid to goe boldly to the throne of grace: 1and ⟨p. 80⟩in the seauenth, Christ is said to be able perfectly to saue th•m that come vnto God by him. And in the tenth, we are called to draw neere with a true heart in assurance of faith. Out of all which places it appeares, that to come to God, is to haue fellowship with God by Christ. And the reason why that phrase is so often vsed to the Hebrewes, is, for that many of them hauing receiued the profession of Christ, afterward forsooke him againe, and fell from his religion, and by renouncing Christ, fell away from God. Therefore hee exhorteth them to take heede least there be in any of them an euill heart, and vnfaithfull to depart from the liuing God, Chap. 3.12. Now, by the contrary, I to renounce Christ be to fall or goe away from God; then we may gather, that to come to God, is to cleaue to Christ, and to God by Christ. So then the meaning is, He that will haue any fellowship with God in Christ, He must beleeue.