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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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The next reason is The difficulty of discharging 1the duties of his calling: to stand in Gods presence, to enter into the holy of holiest, to go betwixt God & his people, to be Gods mouth to the people, and the peoples to God: to be the Interpreter of the eternal law of the old Testament, and the everlasting Gospel of the New: to stand in the room, and to bear the office of Christ himself, to take the care and charge of souls, these considerations are so many amazements to the consciences of such men, who do with reverence approach, & not with rashness, rush unto this sacred seat: this made Saint Paul cry out, who is sufficient for these things. And if Paul 2said, Who is? no marvel though many a man say, I am not sufficient, and do therefore draw their necks from this yoke, and their hands from this plough, until God himself or his Church do press them to it.
The next reason is The difficultie of discharging 1the duties of his calling: to stand in Gods presence, to enter into the holy of holiest, to goe betwixt God & his people, to be Gods mouth to the people, and the peoples to God: to be the Interpreter of the eternall lawe of the olde Testament, and the euerlasting Gospell of the New: to stand in the roume, and to beare the office of Christ himselfe, to take the care and charge of soules, these considerations are so many amazements to the consciences of such men, who doe with reuerence approch, & not with rashnes, rush vnto this sacred seate: this made Saint Paul cry out, who is sufficient for these things. And if Paul 2said, Who is? no marnell though many a man say, I am not sufficient, and doe therefore draw their neckes from this yoke, and their hands from this plough, vntill God himselfe or his Church doe presse them to it.
- 12. Reason, the defficultie of discharging the duties.
- 22. Corinth. 2. 16