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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.
1 The remedy and means of his restoring.
1 The remedie and meanes of his restoring.
2 The effect that followeth thereupon. 1 The remedy is laid down in these words now red unto us, then followeth the effect, which is, that when a sinner is ⟨p. 3⟩restored by repentance, then the graces of God are plentifully poured upon him both for soul & body: from these words to the end of the Chapter.
2 The effect that followeth thereupon. 1 The remedie is layde downe in these wordes now red vnto vs, then followeth the effect, which is, that when a sinner is ⟨p. 3⟩restored by repentance, then the graces of God are plentifully powred vpon him both for soule & body: from these words to the end of the Chapter.
The intent then of this Scripture, is, 1that God useth means in his mercy to preserve sinners from falling into sin, but if they do, then he in much greater mercy affordeth them means and helps to rise again. And this is the sum and substance of the words. Now, that means and remedy is the matter I purpose to speak of, out of these words: The means then to restore a sinner after a fall, is to raise him by repentance to a better 2estate then he was in before, and that is inclusively, and by implication taught in this Text: But the instrument by whom that great work is to be wrought, is here in plain terms laid down to be a Minister of God, lawfully called and sent by God, & appointed by his Church to that great duty. So that these words contain a worthy description of a true Minister, and he is here described.