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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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In the second place out of Abraham's obedience, let us mark, By what means obeyed he? by faith. Learn here the true nature of true faith: it brings forth true obedience ⟨p. 180⟩where ever it is: and therefore Christian obedience is called the obedience of faith, Rom. 1.5. And these two cannot be separated, no more then light from the sun, or heat from fire. For as the sun naturally, and necessarily gives light, and the fire heat; no less doth true faith yield true obedience to Gods commandments. Which being so, it teacheth us, for the use,
In the second place out of Ahrahams obedience, let vs marke, By what meanes obayed he? by faith. Learne here the true nature of true faith: it brings forth true obedience ⟨p. 180⟩where euer it is: and therefore Christian obedience is called the obedience of faith, Rom. 1.5. And these two cannot be seperated, no more then light from the sunne, or heate from fire. For as the sunne naturally, and necessarily giues light, and the fire heate; no lesse doth true faith yeeld true obedience to Gods commaundements. Which being so, it teacheth vs, for the vse,
First, how our Church and doctrine are slandered by the Papists, who please themselves in saying, We look to be saved by sole faith, and without works. For, we teach, that though a man be justified without respect to his works, yet no man was ever justified, whose faith did not bring forth good and holy works: and we teach, that none is heir of Abraham's faith, which is not also of his obedience. Therefore God will reward their lying tongue.
First, how our Church and doctrine are slaundered by the Papists, who please themselues in saying, Wee looke to be saued by sole faith, and without workes. For, we teach, that though a man be iustified without respect to his workes, yet no man was euer iustified, whose faith did not bring forth good and holy workes: and wee teach, that none is heire of Abrahams faith, which is not also of his obedience. Therefore God will reward their lying tongue.