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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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Thirdly, there is a righteousness, called the inward righteousness of a Christian man, which is this; A man having repented, and his sins being forgiven, he is by the holy Ghost sanctified inwardly in his soul, and all the parts & powers of it. This sanctification is called inward righteousness. Now the Church of Rome saith, A man may be justified by this. But it is not so, as appears by these reasons: First, this righteousness is in this life imperfect: and that is proved by the Apostle, where he saith, We do here know but in part, 1. Corinth. 13.12. Therefore, our understanding is but in part regenerate: and as it, so consequently all other parts or powers of our soul, are but in part regenerate; and in them all, we are partly spirit, and partly flesh, Galath. 5.17. Therefore if our sanctification be imperfect, it cannot justify us. Again, this righteousness is mingled with sin, and unrighteousness: and from this mixture, comes the combat betwixt the flesh and the Spirit (spoken of, Galath. 8.17). For these two are contrary one to the other.
Thirdly, there is a righteousnesse, called the inward righteousnesse of a Christian man, which is this; A man hauing repented, and his sinnes being forgiuen, hee is by the holy Ghost sanctified inwardly in his soule, and all the parts & powers of it. This sanctification is called inward righteousnesse. Now the Church of Rome saith, A man may be iustified by this. But it is not so, as appeares by these reasons: First, this righteousnesse is in this life imperfect: and that is proued by the Apostle, where he saith, VVee doe here knowe but in part, 1. Corinth. 13.12. Therefore, our vnderstanding is but in part regenerate: and as it, so consequently all other parts or powers of our soule, are but in part regenerate; and in them all, we are partly spirit, and partly flesh, Galath. 5.17. Therefore if our sanctification be imperfect, it cannot iustifie vs. Againe, this righteousnesse is mingled with sinne, and vnrighteousnesse: and from this mixture, comes the combat betwixt the flesh and the Spirit (spoken of, Galath. 8.17). For these two are contrary one to the other.