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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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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.
But because that, that is here affirmed of Noah, is a most glorious thing; his faith made him an heire (that is, made him that was heire of all the earth, a better heire) therefore these words are to be well waighed. For their full opening, three points are to be considered: 1. What is the righteousnesse here spoken of. 2. Why it is called the righteousnesse of faith, or by faith. 3. How Noah was made Heire of it by his faith.
For the first, That righteousness by which Noah and all holy men, are to stand righteous before God, is not a righteousness of any nature but such a one as is appointed of God for that purpose. That we may know it the more distinctly, we must examine the several kinds thereof.
For the first, That righteousnesse by which Noah and all holy men, are to stand righteous before God, is not a righteousnesse of any nature but such a one as is appointed of God for that purpose. That wee may knowe it the more distinctly, wee must examine the seuerall kindes thereof.
Righteousness is of two sorts: Created. Uncreated.
Righteousnesse is of two sorts: Created. Vncreated.