A09376:569
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Legal righteousness is that which the Moral law prescribeth.
Legall righteousnesse is that which the Morall law prescribeth.
Evangelical, that which the Gospel hath revealed.
Euangelicall, that which the Gospell hath reuealed.
Of legal righteousness, I find there are three sorts spoken of; 1. One that is a perfect righteousness. 2. One that is a civill righteousness. 3. One that is an inward righteousness.
Of legall righteousnesse, I finde there are three sorts spoken of; 1. One that is a perfect righteousnesse. 2. One that is a ciuill righteousnesse. 3. One that is an inward righteousnesse.
Perfect righteousness Legal, is the perfect fulfilling of the law in a mans own self. And by this shall no man living be justified before God; for, no man, since the fall of Adam, is able perfectly to fulfil the Law. If any can, then shall he be righteous by it: but none did, nor ever can; therefore, no man shall stand righteous by perfect legal righteousness in himself. Some will object: But a regenerate man may: for he is restored by grace; therefore though by Adams fall a man is disabled, yet by regeneration he is enabled to fulfil the law perfectly.