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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.
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.
And for my selfe, I spare to rehearse what interest you haue in me, & al my labours, it is no more then you worthily deserue, and shall haue in me for euer: you are the fairest flowers in this garden, which in this place I after others haue planted for the Lord (or rather God by vs): And two principall pearles in that caowne, which I hope for, at the last day from the Lord my God, whose worde at my mouth you haue receiued with much reuerence, and with such profit, as if I had the like successe of my labours in others, I should then neuer haue cause to say, with the Prophet, I haue laboured in vain, & spent my strength in vaine, but my iudgement is with the Lord. & my work with my God.
And if I knew you not, to be such as take more delight in doing well, then in hearing of it, I would prove at large, what I have spoken of you: yet give me leave to say that, which without open wrong, I may not conceal, that beside your rare knowledge, and godly zeal to religion, and other duties of the first table to God himself: your charity & pity to the needy distressed Christians, at home and abroad: your merciful dealing with them, who are in your power; your benevolence to learning, and namely to some in the University; do all proclaim to the world those your due praise: which I (well knowing your modesties) do spare once to name: neither, would I have said thus much, were it not for this cold and barren age, wherein we live, that so, when our preaching cannot move, yet your godly examples might stir up. Pardon me therefore I pray you, ⟨image 9⟩