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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, this excellency of faith above all other gifts, shows the vanity of the world; so careful & earnest in seeking honour, riches, credit, wisdom, learning (all which can but make them esteemed and approved to the world) and so careless and negligent in getting true faith, which will both approve a man unto the world, and make him honourable in the eyes of the Lord God.
Secondly, this excellencie of faith aboue all other gifts, shewes the vanity of the world; so carefull & earnest in seeking honour, riches, credit, wisedom, learning (all which can but make them esteemed and approued to the world) and so carelesse and negligent in getting true faith, which will both approue a man vnto the world, and make him honorable in the eyes of the Lord God.
Thirdly, by this doctrine the Popish doctrine is justly condemned, which teacheth that a man is justified by his works, and that faith is not the most excellent of Gods graces. Here we are taught other divinity: for, that for which a man is accepted, by that he is justified. But for their faith only were they accepted: therefore justification is only by faith. Again, that which makes a man accepted of God, that must needs be the most excellent thing of all. For God which is goodness it self, regardeth that that is the best: but God esteemed them only for their faith: therefore it is the chief of all graces of God, in regard of making a man accepted of God.
Thirdly, by this doctrine the Popish doctrine is iustly condemned, which teacheth that a man is iustified by his works, and that faith is not the most excellent of Gods graces. Here we are taught other diuinitie: for, that for which a man is accepted, by that he is iustified. But for their faith onely were they accepted: therfore iustification is only by faith. Againe, that which makes a man accepted of God, that must needs be the most excellent thing of all. For God which is goodnesse it selfe, regardeth that that is the best: but God esteemed thē only for their faith: therfore it is the chief of all graces of God, in regard of making a man accepted of God.