A09445:143
Of the calling of the ministry two treatises, describing the duties and dignities of…Of the calling of the ministerie two treatises, discribing the duties and dignities of…
Of the calling of the ministry two treatises, describing the duties and dignities of that calling. Delivered publicly in the University of Cambridge, by Master Perkins. Taken then from his mouth, and now diligently perused and published, by a preacher of the word with a preface prefixed touching the publishing of Master Perkins his works, & a catalogue of all such particulars thereof, as are to be expected.Of the calling of the ministerie two treatises, discribing the duties and dignities of that calling. Delivered publickly in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, by Maister Perkins. Taken then from his mouth, and now dilligently perused and published, by a preacher of the word with a preface prefixed touching the publishing of Maister Perkins his workes, & a catalogue of all such particulars thereof, as are to bee expected.
London: printed by I. Roberts for William Welby, 1605
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First, the vanity of the Papists, who magnify the merits of holy mens works: for if this holy Prophet, a man truly justified, & extraordinarily sanctified, yet durst not stand before God in this little appearance of his glory, notwithstanding all his zeal, and courage, and conscience, and pains, and sufferings in his function, but was cast down so far, from a conceit of his own worth, that he cried out; Woe is me, I am undone. How then can we who are no better, but rather worse then he, stand before GOD in the ⟨p. 22⟩day of Judgement, in the great appearing of his infinite justice and glory? Rather doubtless, as here the smallest pollution of his lips, and negligence in his calling, drove him out of all conceit of merit, when once he came into the presence of GOD: so the due consideration of our so many and foul pollutions above his, should beat down all proud conceits of our own goodness, when we appear before GOD. It is therefore to be feared, that the Papists, who thus magnify their own merits, do seldom or never enter into earnest consideration of their own infirmities, and do seldom present themselves in the presence of Gods Majesty. For if they did, then doubtless the least sight of their least pollution, would make them far from ever thinking of their own merits.
First, the vanitie of the Papists, who magnifie the merites of holy mens workes: for if this holy Prophet, a man truely iustified, & extraordinarily sanctified, yet durst not stand before God in this little apparance of his glory, notwithstanding all his zeale, and courage, and conscience, and paines, and sufferings in his function, but was cast downe so farre, from a conceit of his owne worth, that hee cryed out; Woe is mee, I am vndone. How then can wee who are no better, but rather worse then hee, stand before GOD in the ⟨p. 22⟩day of Iudgement, in the great appearing of his infinite iustice and glorie? Rather doubtlesse, as here the smallest pollution of his lippes, and negligence in his calling, droue him out of all conceit of merit, when once hee came into the presence of GOD: so the due consideration of our so many and foule pollutions aboue his, should beate downe all proude conceites of our owne goodnesse, when wee appeare before GOD. It is therefore to bee feared, that the Papists, who thus magnifie their owne merites, doe seldome or neuer enter into earnest consideration of their owne infirmities, and doe seldome present themselues in the presence of Gods Maiestie. For if they did, then doubtlesse the least sight of their least pollution, would make them farre from euer thinking of their owne merites.