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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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Now as this place doth aim at all these rewards; so principally and directly the holy Ghost meaneth eternal life: as though he had said: He that cometh to God, must steadfastly believe that God is able, and most willing to reward all that come to him with a better reward then this world can yield, even with eternal life and glory for his sons sake.
Now as this place doth ayme at all these rewards; so principally and directly the holy Ghost meaneth eternall life: as though hee had said: Hee that commeth to God, must stedfastly beleeue that God is able, and most willing to reward all that come to him with a better reward then this worlde can yeeld, euen with eternall life and glory for his sonnes sake.
But then will some object; God rewardeth us, therefore we merit; therefore good works deserve.
But then will some obiect; God rewardeth vs, therefore we merit; therefore good works deserue.
I answer, this place indeed is grossly abused by the Papists for that purpose: but we are to know, the truth is far otherwise; for God rewardeth men for two causes: First, for his promise sake, and that is for his own sake, for it was his own goodness that made him promise, and no former debt he owed to man. Again, he rewardeth our good works, not for our merits (for they are nothing, but of death and curses) but for Christ and his merits: for their worthiness, are our good works rewarded. So then here are two causes of Gods rewarding, and yet mans merits are neither of both: and so the argument is nought, That God rewardeth, therefore we merit: for God doth it for other causes. Thus these spiders gather poison out of this flower, but let us suck the honey: for this notable sentence hath excellent use.