A09445:211
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
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.
A Papist would answer; Minsters must therefore worship them, and keep their fasting, and Holy-days, and say their service, and pray unto them, as to their keepers and Mediators. But alas, cannot the Kings Messenger or Officer be honoured, unless he be set ⟨p. 74⟩upon the Kings throne? will nothing serve him, but the Crown and Sceptre? so cannot Angels be honoured, unless they be made Gods, or Saviours, or Mediators? I answer therefore, we dare not go so far, least we remember the servant so much, that we forget the Master: but rather we answer thus: seeing Angels are thus serviceable to Gods Ministers, it should first of all, teach all men to honour that Calling, with all due reverence: For they cannot but please the angels, in honouring good Ministers, whom they esteem their fellows.
A Papist would answere; Minsters must therefore worshippe them, and keep their fasting, and Holy-dayes, and say their seruice, and pray vnto them, as to their keepers and Mediators. But alas, cannot the Kings Messenger or Officer be honoured, vnlesse he be set ⟨p. 74⟩vppon the Kings throne? will nothing serue him, but the Crowne and Scepter? so cannot Angels be honoured, vnlesse they be made Gods, or Sauiours, or Mediators? I answere therfore, we dare not go so farre, least we remember the seruant so much, that we forget the Maister: but rather we answere thus: seeing Angels are thus seruiceable to Gods Ministers, it should first of all, teach all men to honour that Calling, with all due reuerence: For they cannot but please the angels, in honouring good Ministers, whom they esteeme their fellowes.
Secondly, it should teach all ministers, not to content themselves with the name and title, but to labour to be good and faithful. For so doing, they are fellows to the Angels, and it is a disgrace to the Angels, when those that are their fellows are unfaithful.
Secondly, it should teach all ministers, not to content themselues with the name and tytle, but to labour to be good and faithfull. For so doing, they are fellowes to the Angels, and it is a disgrace to the Angels, when those that are their fellowes are vnfaithfull.