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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.
If thou be a Prophet, thou art Gods Angel. If a son of the prophets thou intendest to be, then mark thy duty, prophets and Ministers are Angels in the very institution of their calling. Therefore 1thou must preach Gods word as GODS word, and deliver it as thou receivest it: for Angels, Ambassadors, and Messengers, carry not their own message, but the message of their Lords and Masters who sent them, and Ministers carry the message of the Lord of Hosts, therefore they are bound to deliver it as the Lords, and not their own.
If thou be a Prophet, thou art Gods Angel. If a sonne of the prophets thou intendest to bee, then marke thy dutie, prophets and Ministers are Angels in the very institution of their calling. Therefore 1thou must preach Gods word as GODS word, and deliuer it as thou receiuest it: for Angels, Embassadors, and Messengers, carry not their owne message, but the message of their Lords and Maisters who sent them, and Ministers carry the message of the Lord of Hostes, therefore they are bound to deliuer it as the Lords, and not their owne.
- 11. Use for Ministers. Go they must preach gods word, as Gods word.1. Vse for Ministers. Go they must preach gods word, as Gods word.
In the first Epistle of Peter, 4. 11. we are bid, If any man speak, let him speak, not only the word of God, but as the word of God Gods word must be spoken, and as Gods word: then show thy faithfulness 1to the Lord, in discharging thy hands sincerely of that message, which he hath honoured thee to carry, Gods word is pure, ⟨p. 6⟩therefore purely to be thought upon, and to be delivered. Then let all that are Gods Angels, and would be honoured as his Angels and Ambassadors, think it no less reason to do the duty of Gods Angels, least (as many men mar a good tale in the telling, so) they take away the power and majesty of Gods word, in the manner of delivering it.