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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.
For as no man knoweth the thought of a man, but the spirit 1of man that is in him. So the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of god. Indeed we may be mans interpreter by humane teaching, and may interpret the Scriptures truly and soundly as a humane book or story, for the increase of knowledge, but the divine & spiritual interpreter, which shall pierce the hart, and astonish the soul of man, must be taught by the inward teaching of the holy Ghost.
For as no man knoweth the thought of a man, but the spirit 1of man that is in him. So the things of God knoweth no mā, but the spirit of god. Indeed we may be mans interpreter by humane teaching, and may interpret the Scriptures truly and soundly as a humane booke or storie, for the increase of knowledge, but the diuine & spiritual interpreter, which shal pearce the hart, and astonish the soule of man, must bee taught by the inward teaching of the holy Ghost.
- 11. Corinth.
Let no man think I here give the least allowance to Anabaptisticall fancies, 1and revelations, which are nothing, but either dreams of their own, or illusions of the Devil, for they contemn both humane learning, and the study of the scripture, and trust wholly to revelations of the spirit; but Gods Spirit worketh not but upon the foundation of the word: only I teach this, that a Minister must be a divine Interpreter, an Interpreter of Gods meaning. And therefore he must not only read the books, but eat it, that is, not only have the knowledge of Divine things flowing in his brain, but engraven in his heart, and printed in his soul by the spiritual finger of God: and therefore for this end, after all his own study, meditation, conference, Commentaries, and after all humane helps, he must pray with David,