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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, here we learn how foully our nature is defiled with sin, and stained with corruption: the stain whereof cannot be washed away with all the water in the world; no, nor with the blood of all creatures: no, not covered with the righteousness of all men and Angels, but only with the righteousness of God. And that son of God also, if he will apply that righteousness unto us, and make it effectual, must become man, and live, and die, and rise again for us. A marvellous thing is it, and worthy of our often consideration, that all the Angels and men in the world, cannot make one sinner righteous; but that Gods son must needs do it: And that our sins are so hideous, as nothing can hide the filthiness thereof, from the eyes of Gods Justice, but only the glorious mercy seat of Christs righteousness. This may therefore teach us, how to esteem of our selves, and our own natures.
First, here wee learne how foulely our nature is defiled with sinne, and stayned with corruption: the staine whereof cannot be washed away with all the water in the world; no, nor with the bloud of all creatures: no, not couered with the righteousnesse of all men and Angels, but onely with the righteousnesse of God. And that sonne of God also, if he will apply that righteousnesse vnto vs, and make it effectuall, must become man, and liue, and die, and rise againe for vs. A meruailous thing is it, and •orthy of our often consideration, that all the Angels and men in the world, cannot make one sinner righteous; but that Gods sonne must needes doe it: And that our sinnes are so hideous, as nothing can hide the filthinesse thereof, from the eyes of Gods Iustice, but onely the glorious mercy seate of Christs righteousnesse. This may therefore teach vs, how to esteeme of our selues, and our owne natures.
Furthermore: See here the great goodness of God to man. God put perfect legal righteousness in Adams heart in his creation: he received it for himself and us; and lost it for himself and us. God in mercy, purposing to restore man, thus by himself lost and cast away, gives him another, and a better righteousness then before. But because he saw man was so ill a keeper of his own Jewels; he trusts not him with it, but sets that righteousness in the person of Christ Jesus, and commits it to him to keep. Who, as he truly knows the full value, and excellency thereof, and as he dearly loves us: So he will most safely keep it for us, and clothe us with it