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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.
The second use concerns the ministers 1also: are they Gods Angels? therefore they must preach Gods word in the evidence & demonstration of the spirit of God: for he that is Gods Angel, the spirit of that God must speak in him: Now to speak in the demonstration of Gods spirit, is to speak in such a plains, and yet such a powerfulness, as that the capacities of the simplest, may perceive, not man, but God teaching them in that plainness: and the conscience of the mightiest may feel, not man, but God reprove them in that powerfulness: That this is so, appears by Saint Paul. If a man prophesy aright. (saith the holy Ghost) the unlearned 2or unbelieving man comes in, he thinks his secret faults are disclosed and laid ⟨p. 7⟩open, he thinks all men see his nakedness, and do reprove him for it, he therefore falls down and saith surely God speaks in this man.
The second vse concernes the ministers 1also: are they Gods Angels? therefore they must preach Gods word in the euidence & demonstration of the spirit of God: for he that is Gods Angell, the spirit of that God must speake in him: Now to speake in the demonstration of Gods spirit, is to speake in such a plaines, and yet such a powerfulnes, as that the capacities of the simplest, may perceiue, not man, but God teaching them in that plainesse: and the conscience of the mightiest may feele, not man, but God reproue them in that powerfulnesse: That this is so, appeares by Saint Paul. If a man prophecie aright. (saith the holy Ghost) the vnlearned 2or vnbeleeuing man comes in, hee thinkes his secret faults are disclosed and laid ⟨p. 7⟩open, he thinkes all men see his nakednesse, and doe reproue him for it, he therefore falls down and saith surely God speakes in this man.
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