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The Art of Prophesying
The art of prophesying, or, A treatise concerning the sacred and only true manner and method of preaching first written in Latin by Master William Perkins ; and now faithfully translated into English (for that it containeth many worthy things fit for the knowledge of men of all degrees) by Thomas Tuke.The arte of prophecying, or, A treatise concerning the sacred and onely true manner and methode of preaching first written in Latine by Master William Perkins ; and now faithfully translated into English (for that it containeth many worthie things fit for the knowledge of men of all degrees) by Thomas Tuke.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for E.E., 1607
THE ART OF PROPHESYING. › Chapter 4THE ARTE OF PROPHECYING. › Chapter 4
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.
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will declare *things hidden from of old. | I will open my mouth in parables, and will utter the things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. ⟨p. 34⟩Psal. 78. 24. | John 6. 31. He gave them of the wheat of heaven. | He gave the bread from heaven to eat. Isai. 28. 16. | Rom. 9. 33. Behold I will lay in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. He that believeth shall not make bast. | Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling block, and a rock to make men fall, and every one that believeth in him shall not be ashamed. Psal. 110. 1. | 1. Cor. 15. 25. Sit thou at my right hand until I make thine enemies thy foot stool. | He must reign till he have put all his enemies under his feet. Psal. 116. 10. | 2. Cor. 4. 13. I believed, *because I did speak. | I believed, and therefore have I spoken. Gen. 13. 15. | Gal. 3. 16. All the land which thou seest, will I give unto thee, and to thy | Now to Abraham and to his seed were the promises made. ⟨p. 35⟩seed for ever. | He saith not unto the seeds, as speaking of many: but, and to thy seed, as of one, which is Christ.