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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.
2 of Callings.
All these he had perused himself, and made them ready for the press, according to which copies by himself so corrected, some of them already are, and the rest will be published in due time: And hereupon we desire all men who have copies of these, or any of them, not to offer that wrong to that worthy man of God, as to publish any of their own, seeing the copies hereof which are to be printed, are of his own correcting: but rather if they can help to make any of them more perfect by their copies, they may therein do a good work to the benefit of many, and much comfort to themselves.
All these he had perused himselfe, and made them ready for the presse, according to which coppies by himselfe so corrected, some of them already are, and the rest will be published in due time: And heereuppon we desire all men who haue coppies of these, or any of them, not to offer that wrong to that worthy man of God, as to publish any of their owne, seeing the coppies heereof which are to bee printed, are of his owne correcting: but rather if they can helpe to make any of them more perfect by their coppies, they may therein doe a good worke to the benefit of many, and much comfort to themselues.
And further, I do hereby make known, that I have in my hands at this present, of his works, taken from his mouth, with my own hand, hereafter (if God will) to be published, with the allowance of our Church, and for the benefit of his children, these particulars.
And further, I doe heereby make knowne, that I haue in my hands at this present, of his workes, taken from his mouth, with my owne hand, heereafter (if God will) to bee published, with the allowance of our Church, and for the benefit of his children, these particulars.