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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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Here then behold what great cause we have to cast our eyes upon this Cloud of Witnesses; which the ho-Ghost hath erected as a pledge of his presence, & a direction to all those that shall follow their steps in the practice of faith, till the worlds end. Shall Moses affect that Cloud so much, which led them only the way to a temporal inheritance: and shall not we much more be ravished with delight in this Cloud, which leads us to the kingdom of heaven?1 In all estates the Just must live by faith: For, We walk by faith, and not by sight. And what is the hope & happiness of a Christian man, but to receive at last the salvation of our souls, 2which is the end of our faith, and period of this walk. But any faith will ⟨image 3⟩not support us herein: some begin in the Spirit, 3who end in the Flesh, going out with Paul for a while; but at length return with Demas to the world,4 neither can they do otherwise: for, Apostasy is the Catastrophe of Hypocrisy. He that would deceive in his profession is usually deceived of his salvation.
Heere then beholde what great cause wee haue to cast our eyes vpon this Cloude of Witnesses; which the ho-Ghost hath erected as a pledge of his presence, & a direction to all those that shall followe their steps in the practice of faith, til the worlds end. Shall Moses affect that Cloude so much, which led them only the waie to a temporall inheritance: and shall not we much more be rauished with delight in this Cloude, which leades vs to the kingdome of heauen?1 In al estates the Iust must liue by faith: For, We walk by faith, and not by sight. And what is the hope & happinesse of a Christian man, but to receiue at last the saluation of our soules, 2which is the end of our faith, and period of this walke. But any faith will ⟨image 3⟩