A09376:579
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 it may be objected: Though our works have some defects in them, yet Gods mercy accepts them for righteous and just; and therefore they may justify us. I answer: As Gods mercy accepts them, so must his Justice be satisfied also; but they being imperfect, cannot satisfy his Justice: for Gods infinite Justice requires perfect satisfaction. But as for our best works, as they are done by us, weigh them in the balance of Gods Justice, and they are so light, as they deserve damnation: yet in Gods mercy in Christ, their defects are covered, and they are reputed good works, and are rewarded; but we encroach upon Gods mercy, and abuse his Justice, if therefore we imagine, they should deserve Gods mercy, or be able to justify us in his sight. Thus then seeing Legal righteousness faileth us, let us come to Evangelical.
But it may be obiected: Though our workes haue some defects in them, yet Gods mercy accepts them for righteous and iust; and therefore they may iustifie vs. I answere: As Gods mercy accepts them, so must his Iustice be satisfied also; but they being imperfect, cannot satisfie his Iustice: for Gods infinite Iustice requires perfect satisfaction. But as for our best workes, as they are done by vs, weigh them in the balance of Gods Iustice, and they are so light, as they deserue damnation: yet in Gods mercy in Christ, their defects are couered, and they are reputed good workes, and are rewarded; but we incroach vpon Gods mercy, and abuse his Iustice, if therefore wee imagine, they should deserue Gods mercy, or be able to iustifie vs in his sight. Thus then seeing Legall righteousnesse faileth vs, let vs come to Euangelicall.
Evangelical righteousness, is that that is revealed in the Gospel, and should never have been revealed, if that of the Law could have saved us. But when it (not by defect in it, but default in our selves) could not, then God in mercy affordeth us another in the Gospel.
Euangelicall righteousnesse, is that that is reuealed in the Gospell, and should neuer haue beene reuealed, if that of the Law could haue saued vs. But when it (not by defect in it, but default in our selues) could not, then God in mercy affordeth vs another in the Gospell.