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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, for what were they approved? The text saith. By faith; not because faith is an action of a sanctified mind and a good grace of God: for so are humility, love, fear of God (all which are graces of the sanctifying spirit, as faith is): but because it is a worthy instrument in the heart of the believer, which apprehends, and applieth to the soul that righteousness of Christ, by which he is justified; thus, it being the hand and instrument of their justification, by it (it is said) they were approved.
Secondly, for what were they approued? The text saith. By faith; not because faith is an action of a sanctified minde and a good grace of God: for so are humility, loue, feare of God (al which are graces of the sanctifying spirit, as faith is): but because it is a worthy instrument in the heart of the beleeuer, which apprehends, and applieth to the soule that righteousnesse of Christ, by which he is iustified; thus, it being the hand and instrument of their iustification, by it (it is said) they were approued.
3. The text addeth, that God did not only approve of them, but that he testified and made it manifest to all the world that he did so.
3. The text addeth, that God did not onely approue of them, but that he testified and made it manifest to all the world that he did so.
And this testimony God gave of them 1. In his word. 2. In their own consciences.
And this testimony God gaue of them 1. In his word. 2. In their owne consciences.