A09445:172
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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Thirdly, we may here learn, the pitiful case of those ministers, who are so presumptuous, as to exercise that holy function, & yet remain in their sins without repentance: what do these men? they approach to the burning Bush, with their shoes on their feet: that is, into Gods presence in their sins: what shall come of it in the end? surely, that ⟨p. 50⟩burning fire shall consume them? the least sins, & smallest negligences affrighted this holy Prophet, when he should go into Gods presence:1 But these men dare come into the Sanctuary of God; yea dare take Gods words in their mouth's, and yet hate to be reformed, and do cast the glorious Word of God behind their backs, which they preach to others with •heir mouths: these men may wonder at this holy Prophets niceness, or else all the world may wonder at their profaneness. A little pollution of his lips, feared him to come into Gods presence: but these dare do it, with eyes, ears, lips, feet, hands, heart, and all polluted: their eyes polluted, with careless looking at all vanities: their ears with hearing: and their lips with speaking, wanton & wicked talk: their feet, with running into wicked company: their hands, with practicing, and their hearts, with devising and consenting to all wickedness.
Thirdly, we may here learne, the pittifull case of those ministers, who are so presumptuous, as to exercise that holy function, & yet remaine in their sinnes without repentance: what doe these men? they approach to the burning Bush, with their shooes on their feete: that is, into Gods presence in their sinnes: what shall come of it in the ende? surely, that ⟨p. 50⟩burning fire shal consume thē? the least sinnes, & smallest negligences affrighted this holy Prophet, when he should go into Gods presence:1 But these men dare come into the Sanctuarie of God; yea dare take Gods words in their mouth's, and yet hate to bee reformed, and doe cast the glorious Word of God behinde their backes, which they preach to others with •heir mouthes: these men may wonder at this holy Prophets nicenes, or else al the world may wonder at their prophanenesse. A little pollution of his lippes, feared him to come into Gods presence: but these dare doe it, with eies, eares, lippes, feet, hands, heart, and all polluted: their eyes polluted, with carelesse looking at all vanities: their eares with hearing: and their lips with speaking, wanton & wicked talke: their feete, with running into wicked company: their hands, with practizing, and their hearts, with deuising and consenting to all wickednesse.