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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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Again, the righteousness that must save us, must be the righteousness of man and God: as in the aforenamed place, it is said, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Christ. But no mans own righteousness can make him the righteousness of God, nor can Gods righteousness be the righteousness of man: therefore it remaineth, that only Christ, being both God and man, hath in him that righteousness, which may make a man the righteousness of God.
Againe, the righteousnesse that must saue vs, must be the righteousnesse of man and God: as in the aforenamed place, it is said, that wee might be made the righteousnesse of God in Christ. But no mans owne righteousnesse can make him the righteousnesse of God, nor can Gods righteousnesse be the righteousnesse of man: therefore it remaineth, that onely Christ, being both God and man, hath in him that righteousnesse, which may make a man the righteousnesse of God.
Thirdly, the Scripture saith, Christ is the end of the Law to all that believe, Rom. 10.3. The end of the Law: that is, not the taker away, or abrogator of the law, but the fulfiller of it: as the abrogator of the Ceremonial, so the fulfiller of the Moral law. If he fulfilled the Law, for whom was it? not for himself. For as the Messiah was not slain for himself, Dan. 9.26. so he obeyed not the Law for himself. For whom then? for ⟨p. 157⟩all that believe. Therefore Christ doing it for them, they fulfil the Law in Christ: and so Christ by doing, and they by believing in him that doth it, do fulfil the Law. Now if it be not amiss to say, We do in Christ fulfil the law: No more is it to say, We are made righteous by Christs righteousness; though it be his, and not ours, but only by faith.
Thirdly, the Scripture saith, Christ is the end of the Law to all that beleeue,