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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.
First, the Contempt that lieth on that 1calling, it being always hated, by wicked and profane men, because it discovers their filthiness, and unmasks their hypocrisy: 2and their doctrine ofttimes is a fretting corrosive to their conscience, that they cannot welter, and wallow so quietly, and secretly in their sins, as otherwise they would, therefore is it that they spurn both against the calling, and the men, and watch them narrowly, and take hold of their least infirmities, thereby to disgrace them: judging that to cast contempt on that calling, is to remove shame from their own shameful courses: nor is it possible, but that they should thus hate this calling, inasmuch as they hate so deadly both that law and Embassage which they bring, and that GOD, whose Ambassadors they are.
First, the Contempt that lyeth on that 1calling, it being alwayes hated, by wicked and prophane men, because it discouers their filthines, and vnmaskes their hypocrisie: 2and their doctrine oftimes is a fretting corrasiue to their conscience, that they cannot welter, and wallowe so quietly, and secretly in their sinnes, as otherwise they would, therefore is it that they spurne both against the calling, and the men, and watch them narrowly, and take holde of their least infirmities, thereby to disgrace them: iudging that to cast contempt on that calling, is to remoue shame from their owne shamefull courses: nor is it possible, but that they should thus hate this calling, inasmuch as they hate so deadly both that lawe and Embassage which they bring, and that GOD, whose Embassadors they are.
- 12. The reasons hereof.
- 21. Reason the contempt of it: it being always hated by wicked men.1. Reason the contempt of it: it being alwayes hated by wicked men.