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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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Lastly, if there be such a communion betwixt Christ and a believer, that our sins were made his, and his righteousness made ours; This may teach us patience, and minister us comfort in all outward afflictions, or inward temptations; because it is certain all our sufferings are his, and he is touched with all the wrongs done to us. When he was in heaven, he calls to Saul, Acts 9.4 Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? and at the last day, Math. 25.45. Whatsoever either good or evil was done to any of his children, he saith, was done to himself: and accordingly it shall be rewarded as done to him.
Lastly, if there be such a communion betwixt Christ and a beleeuer, that our sinnes were made his, and his righteousnesse made ours; This may teach vs patience, and minister vs comfort in all outward afflictions, or inward temptations; because it is certaine all our sufferings are his, and hee is touched with all the wrongs done to vs. When hee was in heauen, he calls to Saul, Acts 9.4 Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? and at the last day, Math. 25.45. Whatsoeuer either good or euill was done to any of his children, he saith, was done to himselfe: and accordingly it shall be rewarded as done to him.
And thus we have taught that true righteousness, which justifies a sinner, and made Noah righteous; and we see the use of that worthy doctrine. And in this first point we have the longer insisted, because it is one of the fundamental points of Christian religion.
And thus wee haue taught that true righteousnesse, which iustifies a sinner, and made Noah righteous; and we see the vse of that worthy doctrine. And in this first point we haue the longer insisted, because it is one of the fundamentall points of Christian religion.