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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.
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.
In the first Epistle of Peter, 4. 11. wee are bid, If any man speake, let him speake, not onely the word of God, but as the word of God Gods word must bee spoken, and as Gods word: then shew thy faithfulnesse 1to the Lord, in discharging thy hands sincerely of that message, which he hath honoured thee to carry, Gods word is pure, ⟨p. 6⟩thercfore purely to be thought vpon, and to be deliuered. Then let all that are Gods Angels, and would be honoured as his Angels and Embassadors, thinke it no lesse reason to doe the dutie of Gods Angels, least (as many men mar a good tale in the telling, so) they take away the power and maiestie of Gods word, in the manner of deliuering it.
- 1For they carry not the it own message but gods.For they carie not the it owne message but gods.
The second use concerns the ministers 1