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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, let us here learn how to help and strengthen our weak faith in the great promises of God. We have a promise of salvation, Whosoever believeth in Christ, shall not perish, but have life everlasting. Of our resurrection, Dan. 12. They tha• sleep i• the dust, shall rise again. Of our glorification. Philip. 3.21: The Lord Jesus shall change our vile bodies, and make them like to his own glorious body. Of a new world, 2. Pet 3.13. We look for new heavens and a new earth, according to his promise.
Secondly, let vs here learne how to helpe and strengthen our weake faith in the great promises of God. Wee haue a promise of saluation, Whosoeuer beleeueth in Christ, shall not perish, but haue life euerlasting. Of our resurrection, Dan. 12. They tha• sleepe i• the dust, shall rise againe. Of our glorification. Philip. 3.21: The Lord Iesus shal change our vile bodies, and make them like to his owne glorious body. Of a new world, 2. Pet 3.13. We looke for new heauens and a new earth, according to his promise.
These be, as S. Peter calls them, great and precious promises, 2. Pet. 1.4. And surely it must be a great & precious faith, that can constantly believe these. No better helps of our faith can there be, then often and seriously to consider of the mercy and power of him that made them: if he be willing, and able, what can let the performance of them? Let us therefore often say with holy Paul, Faithful is he which hath promised▪ who will also do it,