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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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If this be so, we may then see what a miserable world we now live in, wherein mortification of sin is a thing unknown; not a man of many that can tell what it is: nay, grace is ⟨p. 140⟩dead, and holiness is mortified, and I fear buried also: but the old man reigns. Corruption lives, and sin flourisheth. Mortifying of Christ by our sins is common: but mortifying of sin is seldom seen. For, Christ is betrayed, crucified, and killed in a sort by the sins of men. What a fearful change is this? Christ should live in us, and we endeavour to crucify him again: sin should be crucified, but it liveth in us. But if we will have Christ to save us, then must we mortify the body of our sin. For, he that will live when he is dead, must die while he is alive. And he that will be saved by his baptism, must look that baptism work this effect in him, To make him die, and be buried with Christ, that afterwards he may rise and reign with Christ. And then shall Baptism save us, as the Ark saved faithful Noah, and his household. And thus much for the first end & use of the Ark: the second followed.
If this be so, we may then see what a miserable world we now liue in, wherin mortification of sin is a thing vnknown; not a man of many that can tell what it is: nay, grace is ⟨p. 140⟩dead, and holinesse is mortified, and I feare buried also: but the old man raignes. Corruption liues, and sinne flourisheth. Mortifying of Christ by our sinnes is common: but mortifying of sinne is sildome seene. For, Christ is betrayed, crucified, and killed in a sort by the sinnes of men. What a fearefull change is this? Christ should liue in vs, and we endeuour to crucifie him againe: sinne should be crucified, but it liueth in vs. But if wee will haue Christ to saue vs, then must wee mortifie the body of our sinne. For, he that will liue when he is dead, must die while he is aliue. And he that will be saued by his baptisme, must looke that baptisme worke this effect in him, To make him die, and be buried with Christ, that afterwards hee may rise and raigne with Christ. And then shall Baptisme saue vs, as the Arke saued faithfull Noah, and his houshold. And thus much for the first end & vse of the Arke: the second followed.