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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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Here is the third and last effect, whereby the excellency of Noah's faith is commended. It made him an heir, and that not of the world: (for so he was besides) but of that that the world could not yield; of righteousness, and that of the best of all, even of that righteousness, which is by faith. These words have relation to that testimony, which God ⟨p. 150⟩gave of Noah in Genesis, 6.9. Noah was a just and upright man, and walked with God. Now that which is spoken there more generally, is here particularly opened and unfolded; he was just or righteous: how? he was righteous by the righteousness of faith: so that these words are a commentary unto the other.
Here is the third and last effect, whereby the excellencie of Noahs faith is commended. It made him an heire, and that not of the world: (for so he was besides) but of that that the world could not yeeld; of righteousnesse, and that of the best of all, euen of that righteosnesse, which is by faith. These words haue relation to that testimonie, which God ⟨p. 150⟩gaue of Noah in Genesis, 6.9. Noah was a iust and vpright man, and walked with God. Now that which is spoken there more generally, is here particularly opened and vnfolded; he was iust or righteous: how? hee was righteous by the righteousnesse of faith: so that these words are a commentarie vnto the other.
But because that, that is here affirmed of Noah, is a most glorious thing; his faith made him an heir (that is, made him that was heir of all the earth, a better heir) therefore these words are to be well weighed. For their full opening, three points are to be considered: 1. What is the righteousness here spoken of. 2. Why it is called the righteousness of faith, or by faith. 3. How Noah was made Heir of it by his faith.