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M. Perkins, his Exhortation to repentance, out of Zephaniah preached in 2. sermons in…
M. Perkins, his Exhortation to repentance, out of Zephaniah preached in 2. sermons in Stourbridge Fair. Together with two treatises of the duties and dignity of the ministry: delivered publicly in the University of Cambridge. With a preface prefixed touching the publishing of all such works of his as are to be expected: with a catalogue of all the particulars [sic] of them, diligently perused and published, by a preacher of the word.M. Perkins, his Exhortation to repentance, out of Zephaniah preached in 2. sermons in Sturbridge Faire. Together with two treatises of the duties and dignitie of the ministrie: deliuered publiquely in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. With a preface præfixed touching the publishing of all such workes of his as are to be expected: with a catalogue of all the perticulers [sic] of them, diligently perused and published, by a preacher of the word.
London: printed by T. Creede 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.
Now, amongst those many instruments of God, who have laboured with profit in this great point of Religion: namely repentance, drawing their doctrine out of the two breasts, of the 2. Testaments of Gods book, I may well say, (to say no more,) that this man of God Master Perkins, deserves to have his place: whose labours, whilst he lived, and his yet living labours, what they deserve, I had rather others should proclaim, then I once name: who profess my self to be one of those many, who ⟨image 5⟩may truly say, that by the grace of God & his good means principally, I am that I am: But leaning him in that glorious mansion, which Christ the Lord of the Harvest hath prepared for him: and now given him. I return to my self, and do humbly praise the Lord of heaven, who gave me my time in the University, in those happy days, wherein (beside many other worthy men of God, whereof some are fallen asleep, and some remain alive unto this day) this holy man did spend him self like a Candle to give light unto others:
Now, amongst those many instruments of God, who haue laboured with profit in this great point of Religion: namely repentance, drawing their doctrine out of the two brests, of the 2. Testaments of Gods booke, I may well say, (to say no more,) that this man of God Maister Perkins, deserues to haue his place: whose labours, whilst he liued, and his yet liuing labours, what they deserue, I had rather others should proclame, then I once name: who professe my selfe to bee one of those many, who ⟨image 5⟩may truely say, that by the grace of God & his good meanes principally, I am that I am: But leaning him in that glorious mansion, which Christ the Lord of the Haruest hath prepared for him: and now giuen him. I returne to my selfe, and doe humbly praise the Lord of heauen, who gaue mee my time in the Vniuersitie, in those happie dayes, wherein (beside many other worthy men of God, whereof some are falne asleepe, and some remaine aliue vnto this day) this holy man did spend him self like a Candle to giue light vnto others: