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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
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Thirdly, let us observe how the Lord saith: Who shall (I) send, & who shall go for (us)? Some Interpreters gather out of this Chapter, an Argument for the Trinity of persons; as namely, out of the third Verse, where the Angels sing▪ Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God, &c. But it is not sound enough to overthrow our stubborn enemies the Jews, and therefore it seems those Divines are of a sounder and wiser judgement: who seeing we have other places pregnant and plain enough, therefore think it no good discretion to urge this or any such place which may probably admit another Interpretation, least that the Jews finding the weakness of the argument, ⟨p. 106⟩do judge all our proofs to be as weak, and so take occasion to persist the rather in their blindness, by that which we brought to have converted them. And as for that song of the Angels in the third Verse, where they ascribe holiness to the Lord three times: that their repetition signifieth nothing else, but the continual joy and delight which the holy Angels take in praising of God, who cannot satisfy themselves in honouring his name: teaching us in their example, never to be weary of praising God by prayers and holy hymns, and of ho•o• ring him in our lives and callings.
Thirdly, let vs obserue how the Lord saith: Who shal (I) send, & who shal go for (vs)? Some Interpreters gather out of this Chapter, an Argument for the Trinitie of persons; as namely, out of the third Verse, where the Angels sing▪ Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God, &c. But it is not sound inough to ouerthrowe our stubborne enemies the Iewes, and therfore it seemes those Diuines are of a sounder and wiser iudgement: who seeing we haue other places pregnant and plaine enough, therefore thinke it no good discreetiō to vrge this or any such place which may probably admit another Interpretation, least that the Iewes finding the weaknesse of the argument, ⟨p. 106⟩doe iudge all our proofes to be as weak, and so take occasiō to persist the rather in their blindnesse, by that which wee brought to haue conuerted them. And as for that song of the Angels in the third Verse, where they ascribe holinesse to the Lord three times: that their repetition signifieth nothing else, but the continuall ioy and delight which the holy Angels take in praising of God, who cannot satisfie themselues in honouring his name: teaching vs in their example, neuer to bee weary of praysing God by prayers and holy hymnes, and of hoo ring him in our liues and callings.