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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 3THE ARTE OF PROPHECYING. › Chapter 3
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.
The Prophetical books are Predictions, either of the judgements of God for the sins of the people, or of the deliverance of the Church, which is to be perfected at the coming of Christ.
The Prophetical books are Predictions, either of the iudgements of God for the sinnes of the people, or of the deliuerance of the Church, which is to bee perfited at the comming of Christ.
But with these predictions *they do mingle the doctrine of repentance, and ⟨p. 12⟩do almost always use consolations in Christ to them that do repent.
But with these predictions *they doe mingle the doctrine of repentance, and ⟨p. 12⟩doe almost alwaies vse consolations in Christ to them that doe repent.
- *That is, the Prophets
It is their custom also for the helping of their hearers memory and understanding to propound their sermons briefly, which they made at large. Esa. 8. 1. Moreover the Lord said unto me, take thee a great roll, and write in it with a mans pen.