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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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This being so, showeth us, not any fault in our religion (as the Papists slander us) but the want of our religion, and the want of true faith in the world: for there is almost no obedience to Gods commandments. For first, Turks & Jews acknowledge not the Scriptures: and the Papists have set aside Gods commandments to set up their own. And few Protestants have the feeling of the power of true religion, & nothing indeed but a bare profession: but it must be a feeling of the power of it, which produceth due obedience. And alas, we see men obey not Gods commandments. God saith,1 Swear not by my name vainly, keep my Sabbath. Where is there a man of many that feareth to break these? Alas, there are more mockers of such as would keep them, then careful and conscionable keepers of them. How truly said Christ, When the son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? It is likely, therefore, these be the days, wherein we may wait for the coming of Christ: for the general want of obedience, showeth the general want of faith.
This being so, sheweth vs, not any fault in our religion (as the Papists slander vs) but the want of our religion, and the want of true faith in the world: for there is almost no obedience to Gods commaundements. For first, Turkes & Iewes acknowledge not the Scriptures: and the Papists haue set aside Gods commaundements to set vp their owne. And few Protestants haue the feeling of the power of true religion, & nothing indeed but a bare profession: but it must be a feeling of the power of it, which produceth due obedience. And alas, wee see men obay not Gods commaundements. God saith,1 Sweare not by my name vainely, keepe my Sabbath. Where is there a man of many that feareth to breake these? Alas, there are more mockers of such as would keepe them, then carefull and conscionable keepers of them. How truly said Christ, When the sonne of man commeth, shall hee finde faith on the earth? It is likely, therefore, these be the dayes, wherin we may wait for the cōming of Christ: for the generall want of obedience, sheweth the generall want of faith.
- 1Commandments 3. & 4.Commaundements 3. & 4.