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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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The thing she believed, was the word or promise of God; Particularly his promise that she should bear Isaac in her old age: of which promise, and the circumstances of it, we may read, Gen. 18.13, &c.
The thing she beleeued, was the word or promise of God; Particularly his promise that shee should beare Isaac in her olde age: of which promise, and the circumstances of it, we may reade, Gen. 18.13, &c.
Here the only question is, By what faith she believed this?
Here the onely question is, By what faith she beleeued this?
And the answer is, by true saving faith: and it is proved thus. Abraham believed this promise by the faith that justified him, Rom. 4.10.11. But Abraham and Sarah believed it both by one faith: therefore Sarah believed that promise by the faith that also justified her. Where we learn, that saving faith apprehendeth not only the great promise of redemption by Christ, but all other inferior promises that depend upon it. For, here we see Abraham and Sarah take hold of the promise of a temporal blessing, by the same faith, whereby formerly they had laid hold on the promise of eternal salvation by the Messiah: so that the object of true faith is, 1. Principal: the promise of salvation by Christ. 2. Secondary: all inferior promises annexed thereunto.
And the answere is, by true sauing faith: and it is proued thus. Abraham beleeued this promise by the faith that iustified him,