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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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First, as he is God, he hath in his nature the righteousness of God, and that is uncreated, and infinite; and therefore incommunicable: and so none is, nor can be righteous by it.
First, as he is God, he hath in his nature the righteousnesse of God, and that is vncreated, and infinite; and therefore incommunicable: and so none is, nor can be righteous by it.
Secondly, there is in Christ a righteousness of his humanity: ⟨p. 155⟩and this though it be finite and created, yet is it beyond measure, in comparison of the righteousness of man or Angel: So saith S. John 3. God giveth not him the Spirit by measure.
Secondly, there is in Christ a righteousnesse of his humanity: ⟨p. 155⟩and this though it be finite and created, yet is it beyond measure, in comparison of the righteousnesse of man or Angell: So saith S. Iohn 3. God giueth not him the Spirit by measure.
This righteousness of Christ, as man or Mediator, consisteth in two things; 1. In the purity of his nature. 2. In the perfection of his obedience.
This righteousnesse of Christ, as man or Mediator, consisteth in two things; 1. In the purity of his nature. 2. In the perfection of his obedience.