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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 meaning hereof is to be conceived 1either properly, or figuratively: in the figurative sense, it is spoken in relation to ministers themselves: in the proper sense, it hath a comparison with all men: the figurative and hyperbolical sense is, that of all the Ministers in the world, not one of many is a right Angel, and a true Interpreter: the plain & proper sense is, that amongst the men of this world, there is not one of a thousand which proves a true Minister. For this point let us examine three points: the truth of it, the reasons of it, and the use of it.
The meaning hereof is to be conceiued 1either properly, or figuratiuely: in the figuratiue sence, it is spoken in relation to ministers themselues: in the proper sense, it hath a comparison with all men: the figuratiue and hyperbolicall sense is, that of all the Ministers in the worlde, not one of many is a right Angel, and a true Interpreter: the plaine & proper sense is, that amongst the men of this worlde, there is not one of a thousand which proues a true Minister. For this point let vs examine three points: the truth of it, the reasons of it, and the vse of it.
- 1The meaning.
The truth hereof is manifest, by the experience 1of all ages, wherein it is strange to observe, how few men of any sort, especially of the better sort, affect the calling of a Minister: and which is more strange, how few of those that are Ministers in name and title, do deserve these honourable names of an Angel, and an Interpreter, and the truth is too manifest in common practise, to insist much upon it: rather therefore let us see the reasons of it, and they be these principally.
The truth hereof is manifest, by the experience