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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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Now particularly for Sarahs faith, here is one notable thing to be observed: the very same word of God, which she believed, and for believing whereof she is here registered, at •he same she also laughed: but behold, her faith is recorded, her laughing is not: her faith is commended, her fault silenced. In which holy & merciful practice of God, we learn:
Now particularly for Sarahs faith, heere is one notable thing to be ob•erued: the very same word of God, which she beleeued, and for beleeuing wherof she is here registred, at •he same she also laughed: but behold, her faith is recorded, her laughing is not: her faith is cōmended, her fault silenced. In which holy & merciful practice of God, we learn:
First, that God accepteth true faith, though it be attended with many infirmities. As a King is content to give a beggar •n alms, though he receive it with a hand shaking with the palsy: So, God is well pleased with our faith, though diseased with infirmities, and bestoweth grace on a believing soul, though shaken with many temptations.
First, that God accepteth true faith, though it be attended with many inf••mities. As a King is content to giue a begger •n almes, though hee receiue it with a hand shaking with the palsey: So, God is well pleased with our faith, though diseased with infirmities, and bestoweth grace on a beleeuing soule, though shaken with many temptations.
In a word, God accepteth soundness of faith, though it be but small, and more looks at (in his mercy) a mans little faith, then his many faults. He will not break the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax, Isaiah 42 3: When a man is broken in heart, and dejected in soul, in fight of his many sins and little grace, God will not break this bruised reed but will comfort and strengthen him. And when any life of grace appears in a man (as flax that smoketh, but will not burn out) God will not quench it, but will rather kindle it, and give life unto it.