A09376:985
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Rahab, a harlot, & a common woman, yet by Gods work so far altered, that her faith is here registered in the 31. ver. amongst the most excellent believers that have bin in the world. Let this teach us, when we see our own sins, how hideous & monstrous they be, yet not to despair. And when we see other men live in extreme dissoluteness, yet not to judge of them before the ⟨p. 261⟩time: but even then, with hope and comfort, remember that God who quickeneth the dead, and calleth things that are not as though they were.
Rahab, a harlot, & a cōmon woman, yet by Gods work so far altred, that her faith is here registred in ye 31. ver. amongst the most excellent beleeuers that haue bin in the world. Let this teach vs, whē we see our own sins, how hideous & monstrous they be, yet not to despaire. And whē we see other men liue in extream dissolutenes, yet not to iudge of them before the ⟨p. 261⟩time: but euen then, with hope and comfort, remember that God who quickneth the dead, and calleth things that are not as though they were.
And in that hope let us persuade our selves, that he may quicken our dead hearts, and revive us by his grace. And therefore in that hope, let us raise up our selves, to use all holy means, of Gods Word, Sacraments, and Prayer: which if we carefully and continually do, we shall see wonders wrought in us; that as they said of Paul, This man preacheth the faith which afore he destroyed, and therefore glorified God for him, Galath: 1.22.23: So shall men say of us, This man hates the profaneness that afore he lived in, and loves the religion that afore he mocked. Such miracles will the Lord work in us, if with faith and diligence we use the holy means; that so all that see us, shall Glorify GOD for us.
And in that hope let vs perswade our selues, that he may quicken our dead hearts, and reuiue vs by his grace. And therefore in that hope, let vs raise vp our selues, to vse all holy meanes, of Gods Word, Sacraments, and Prayer: which if we carefully and continually doe, wee shall see wonders wrought in vs; that as they saide of Paul, This man preacheth the faith which afore he destroyed, and therefore glorified God for him, Galath: 1.22.23: So shall men say of vs, This man hates the profanenesse that afore he liued in, and loues the religion that afore hee mocked. Such miracles will the Lord worke in vs, if with faith and diligence wee vse the holy meanes; that so all that see vs, shall Glorifie GOD for vs.