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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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Secondly, here we may see the excellency of a Christian mans estate: he is not naked, nor destitute of comforts; but is heir of a glorious inheritance, by means of his faith: and a Christian mans inheritance, is Christs righteousness. Out of which, we learn,
Secondly, here we may see the excellencie of a Christian mans estate: he is not naked, nor destitute of comforts; but is heire of a glorious inheritance, by meanes of his faith: and a Christian mans inheritance, is Christs righteousnesse. Out of which, we learne,
First, that no man by any good works done by or in himself, can merit true and justifying righteousness: the Pharisaical Papists teach so; but their conceit is here overthrown, by the doctrine of the holy Ghost. For, saving righteousness is his inheritance: which, we know, is always gotten by the Father, and descends from the Father to the Son, as a free token of his love. And it were scornful and absurd, to see a Son offer to buy his inheritance of his Father; it being against the nature of an inheritance, to come any other ways, but by free gift from the Father to the Son: therefore our righteousness that must save us, being as we see ⟨p. 164⟩[…] ⟨p. 165⟩[…] ⟨p. 166⟩here our inheritance; let us resolve of it, we cannot buy nor merit it.
First, that no man by any good workes done by or in himselfe, can merit true and iustifying righteousnesse: the Pharisaical Papists teach so; but their conceit is here ouerthrowen, by the doctrine of the holy Ghost. For, sauing righteousnesse is his inheritance: which, we know, is alwaies gotten by the Father, and descends from the Father to the Sonne, as a free token of his loue. And it were scornfull and absurd, to see a Sonne offer to buy his inheritance of his Father; it being against the nature of an inheritance, to come any other wayes, but by free gift from the Father to the Sonne: therefore our righteousnesse that must saue vs, being as wee see