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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, I answer, that if we take it in the sense of Scripture, ⟨p. 159⟩It is true, that God justifieth a wicked man. For S. Paul saith, Rom. 4. To him that worketh not, but believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted to him for righteousness. See, God justifieth the ungodly: but how? even as we heard before; not him that is ungodly after, but afore he be justified: him that by nature, and in himself is ungodly, God justifieth by working in him faith and repentance; by which, of an ungodly man, he is made a man justified and sanctified.
Againe, I answere, that if we take it in the sense of Scripture, ⟨p. 159⟩It is true, that God iustifieth a wicked man. For S. Paul saith, Rom. 4. To him that worketh not, but beleeueth in him that iustifieth the vngodly, his faith is counted to him for righteousnesse. See, God iustifieth the vngodly: but how? euen as we heard before; not him that is vngodly after, but afore he be iustified: him that by nature, and in himselfe is vngodly, God iustifieth by working in him faith and repentance; by which, of an vngodly man, he is made a man iustified and sanctified.
Their last objection is, If a sinner be righteous by Christs righteousness, then Christ is a sinner by his sins: for there is the same reason of both. But Christ is no sinner, but the holy of holiest: and S. Paul saith, He knew no sin, 1. Cor. 5. and himself for himself challengeth his enemies, Which of you can reprove me of sin? If then our sins cannot make him a sinner, no more can his righteousness make us righteous.
Their last obiection is, If a sinner be righteous by Christs righteousnesse, then Christ is a sinner by his sinnes: for ther is the same reason of both. But Christ is no sinner, but the holy of holiest: and S. Paul saith, He knew no sinne,