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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
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And 2. for him, who was the author hereof (whose mouth spake it from the feeling of his soul, & whose soul is now bound up in the bundle of life:) I know and cannot in good conscience conceal the great delight, you have always had in the reading of his books, the reverend opinion, you had of him living, and how heavily and passionately, you took his death, and departure: therefore to cheer you up in want of him, I send you here this little book, his own child, begotten in his life time, but borne after his death: observe it well and you shall find it, not unlike the ⟨image 8⟩father, yea, you shall discern in it the fathers spirit, and it doubts not, but to find entertainment with them, of whom the father was so well respected.
And 2. for him, who was the author hereof (whose mouth spake it from the feeling of his soule, & whose soule is now bound vp in the bundle of life:) I know and cannot in good conscience cōceale the great delight, you haue alwaies had in the reading of his bookes, the reuerend opinion, you had of him liuing, and how heauily and passionately, you tooke his death, and departure: therefore to cheare you vp in want of him, I send you here this little booke, his owne childe, begotten in his life time, but borne after his death: obserue it well and you shall find it, not vnlike the ⟨image 8⟩father, yea, you shall discerne in it the fathers spirit, and it doubts not, but to find entertainement with them, of whom the father was so well respected.
And for my self, I spare to rehearse what interest you have in me, & all my labours, it is no more then you worthily deserve, and shall have in me for ever: you are the fairest flowers in this garden, which in this place I after others have planted for the Lord (or rather God by us): And two principal pearls in that crown, which I hope for, at the last day from the Lord my God, whose word at my mouth you have received with much reverence, and with such profit, as if I had the like success of my labours in others, I should then never have cause to say, with the Prophet, I have laboured in vain, & spent my strength in vain, but my judgement is with the Lord. & my work with my God.