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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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Then he is also the peoples interpreter to God, by being able to speak to God for them, to lay open their wants and nakednesses, to confess their sins, to crave pardon and forgiveness, to give thanks in their names for mercies received, ⟨p. 11⟩and in a word to offer up all their spiritual sacrifices unto God for them: and so every true Minister is a double interpreter, Gods to the people, and the peoples to God. In which respects, he is properly called, Gods mouth to the people, by preaching to them from God, and the peoples mouth to God, by praying for them to God: and this title showeth how great & glorious a calling this ministry is if it be rightly conceived. Now then for the use of it.
Then hee is also the peoples interpreter to God, by being able to speake to God for them, to lay open their wants and nakednesses, to confesse their sinnes, to craue pardon and forgiuenesse, to giue thankes in their names for mercies receiued, ⟨p. 11⟩and in a word to offer vp all their spirituall sacrifices vnto God for them: and so euery true Minister is a double interpreter, Gods to the people, and the peoples to God. In which respects, hee is properly called, Gods mouth to the people, by preaching to them from God, and the peoples mouth to God, by praying for them to God: and this title sheweth how great & glorious a calling this ministery is if it be rightly conceiued. Now then for the vse of it.
First, if every true Minister must be 1Gods Interpreter to the people, and the peoples to God, then hence we learn that every one, who either is or intends to be a Minister, must have that tongue of the learned, whereof is spoken in Isaiah 50. 4. where the prophet saith (first in the name of Christ, as he that is the great Prophet and teacher of his Church; and secondarily in the name of himself, and all true Prophets while the world endureth.) The Lord God hath given me a tongue of the learned, that I should know to speak a word in season to him that is weary: where note the