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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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And good reason, for God is the maker and builder of it: But he is not the maker of sin; but the devil, and our selves brought it out: and think we the devils work shall come in heaven? or that God will build a house for the devils slaves to dwell in? Let us not be deceived: But contrariwise, grace and holiness is Gods work: as our souls and bodies were the work of his hands, so our regeneration is much more the work of his own power and mercy. That man therefore, who can say, God as once he made me a man, so he hath again made and built me a new man, and a new creature; that man is he, that shall be an inhabitant in that heavenly city, whose maker and builder is the same God.
And good reason, for God is the maker and builder of it: But hee is not the maker of sinne; but the diuell, and our selues brought it out: and thinke we the diuels worke shall come in heauen? or that God will build a house for the diuels slaues to dwell in? Let vs not be deceiued: But contrariwise, grace and holinesse is Gods worke: as our soules and bodies were the worke of his hands, so our regeneration is much more the worke of his owne power and mercie. That man therefore, who can say, God as once hee made me a man, so hee hath againe made and built me a new man, and a new creature; that man is he, that shal be an inhabitant in that heauenly city, whose maker and builder is the same God.
In this holy way of faith and repentance, did the holy Fathers walk to this city; as David saith, in the name of them all, Thus I will wait for thee in holiness, Psalm. And thus doubtless did the noble Patriarch Abraham, who as he was the father of our faith, so was he also a pattern of repentance & holy life▪ & in that holiness he ⟨p. 236⟩waited for this city that hath a foundation, whose maker and builder is God.
In this holy way of faith and repentance, did the holy Fathers walke to this city; as Dauid saith, in the name of them all, Thus I will waite for thee in holinesse, Psalm. And thus doubtlesse did the noble Patriarke Abraham, who as hee was the father of our faith, so was hee also a patterne of repentance & holy life & in that holines he