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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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Let these men know, the want of faith is the cause hereof; for, that they do not sufficiently ruminate, and consider the promises of God made in that behalf, nor use the means God hath appointed: to the use whereof, he hath annexed his promises of help against sin. Let them therefore lay Gods word and promises unto their consciences in holy and frequent meditations. Let them carefully use the means God hath appointed, hearing and reading his word, receiving the holy Communion, earnest and frequent Prayer, craving also the prayers of others: and let them sharpen these holy exercises, by fasting, watching, holy conferences with others, visitations of others afflicted like themselves, oft revealing their estate to their godly Pastors ▪ Let them continue thus doing, and rest confidently on the word and promise of God, with the steadfast foot of faith, and they shall see, that old Sarah shall have strength to conceive: that is, that their poor souls shall receive strength to tread upon Satan, to conquer their corruptions, & to conceive & bring forth many worthy fruits of holiness, to their joy and comfort in their later experience; as Isaac was to Sarah, in her elder age.
Let these men know, the want of faith is the cause hereof; for, that they doe not sufficiently ruminate, and consider the promises of God made in that behalfe, nor vse the meanes God hath appointed: to the vse whereof, hee hath annexed his promises of helpe against sinne. Let them therefore lay Gods word and promises vnto their consciences in holy and frequent meditations. Let them carefully vse the meanes God hath appointed, hearing and reading his word, receiuing the holy Communion, earnest and frequent Prayer, crauing also the prayers of others: and let them sharpen these holy exercises, by fasting, watching, holy conferences with others, visitations of others afflicted like themselues, oft reuealing their estate to their godly Pastors ▪ Let them continue thus doing, and rest confidently on the word and promise of God, with the stedfast foote of faith, and they shall see, that olde Sarah shall haue strength to conceiue: that is, that their poore soules shall receiue strength to tread vpon Sathan, to conquer their corruptions, & to conceiue & bring forth many worthy fruites of holinesse, to their ioy and comfort in their later experience; as Isaac was to Sarah, in her elder age.