A09445:182
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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Either therefore must it follow that these men have no sin in them, which dare and can behold Gods glory so easily, and so ordinarily, (which is impossible): or rather which indeed is truth, it appears that these are but deceitful fancies and forgeries of their own devise, to deceive the world, and to magnify themselves before the eyes of the common people: for it is first of all most false, that apparitions are so common as they make them, for if they were, then are they more ordinary in the new Testament then in the old. For whereas the scripture hath one, their legions have 20. and whereas one, namely Saint Paul, was once rapt into heaven, 1they have 20. that were rapt thither: ⟨p. 58⟩And as that is false, so is it impossible that any man clothed with flesh can endure an extraordinary apparition of Gods glory, without extreme amazement, as is plain here in the Prophet: who I hope was as holy a man as the holiest monk, that ever was. I have noted this, that young Divines may be occasioned to look a little into their fabulous legends, that so they may discover the false tricks, and juggling casts of that religion: which evil shifts it needed not, if it were of God.
Either therefore must it followe that these men haue no sinne in them, which dare and can behold Gods glory so easily, and so ordinarily, (which is impossible): or rather which indeede is truth, it appeares that these are but deceitfull fancies and forgeries of their owne deuise, to deceiue the world, and to magnifie themselues before the eyes of the common people: for it is first of all most false, that apparitions are so common as they make them, for if they were, then are they more ordinary in the new Testament then in the old. For whereas the scripture hath one, their legions haue 20. and whereas one, namely Saint Paul, was once rapt into heauen, 1they haue 20. that were rapt thither: ⟨p. 58⟩And as that is false, so is it impossible that any man cloathed with fleshe can endure an extraordinary apparition of Gods glory, without extreame amazement, as is plaine here in the Prophet: who I hope was as holy a man as the holiest monke, that euer was. I haue noted this, that yong Diuines may be occasioned to looke a little into their fabulious legends, that so they may discouer the false trickes, and iuggling casts of that religion: which euil shifts it needed not, if it were of God.