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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, here is comfort to all such as have faith & grace, and yet are daily troubled with temptations: let not such be dismayed, though they find in themselves much doubting and diffidence. For Sarah believed, and yet she doubted: yea, notwithstanding all her doubting, she believed so excellently, as her faith is here made a pattern, to all holy Ma•rones for ever▪ He therefore that is even buffeted by Satan, with temptations of doubting, let not him be dismayed▪ as though ⟨p. 243⟩he had no faith: but let him be assured, his doubting doth not bewray it self, but that faith makes the opposition; and therefore let him strive with tears and prayers to God, and say, Lord I believe, help thou my unbelief.
Secondly, here is comfort to all such as haue faith & grace, and yet are daily troubled with temptations: let not such be dismayed, though they finde in themselues much doubting and diffidence. For Sarah beleeued, and yet she doubted: yea, notwithstanding all her doubting, she beleeued so excellently, as her faith is here made a patterne, to all holy Ma•rones for euer▪ He therefore that is euen buffeted by Sathan, with tēptations of doubting, let not him be dismayed▪ as though ⟨p. 243⟩he had no faith: but let him be assured, his doubting doth not bewray it selfe, but that faith makes the opposition; and therefore let him striue with teares and prayers to God, and say, Lord I beleeue, helpe thou my vnbeliefe.
Thus we see the person who▪ Sarah: but what is the action which she did. It is implied in these words: Through faith Sarah, &c.