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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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If any ask further; But when may a man know, whether his faith have apprehended and applied Christs righteousness to his soul, or no?
If any aske further; But when may a man know, whether his faith haue apprehended and applied Christs righteousnesse to his soule, or no?
I answer; when he believeth particularly, that Christs righteousness is his righteousness, and hath reconciled him to God, and shall justify him in Gods presence, then doth faith work his true and proper work: for this cannot be done but by faith: and where faith is, this must needs be done.
I answere; when hee beleeueth particularly, that Christes righteousnesse is his righteousnesse, and hath reconciled him to God, and shall iustifie him in Gods presence, then doth faith worke his true and proper worke: for this cannot be done but by faith: and where faith is, this must needes be done.
The second point is, that faith alone, and no other virtue, nor spiritual power in mans soul, is able to do this. And this may be proved by comparing it with all the principal virtues of the soul: for, amongst all, there are none that may come into comparison with faith, but hope and love: both which, especially love, have their several and special excellencies: yet have neither of them, nor both of them this virtue to apprehend and apply Christs righteousness. The property of love, is to extend it self, and with it self to carry many passions or affections of the heart, and to place them upon the thing that is loved: yet cannot love be said properly to apprehend Christ; for he must needs be apprehended, before he can be loved. And the proper action of Hope, is to wait, and expect for a blessing to come: so, hope waits for salvation, but properly apprehends it not. For, salvation must first be believed, and then hoped or expected: so saith Jeremiah,