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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 Jesuits diligence is such in teaching, 1and the readiness of some of their novices such in learning, (the devil himself doubtless, putting to his help withal) that in three years (as some of them say of themselves) they proceed in humane learning, and in the fourth, in Divinity: which if it be so, then it may be a good Lesson, for these our schools of learning, and an inducement to move all that have the government thereof, to labour to advance learning, by all good means, and to give it more speedy passage: And it may shame some that spend so many years in the University, and yet alas for all that prove not one of a 1000. In these our schools are by Gods mercy, many young trees planted by the river side of this goodly Orchard, which by good ordering and dressing, may prove goodly trees in the temple of God, and strong pilstrong ⟨p. 25⟩pillars in the Church: but they are like tender plants, and must be cherished. Princes and great men, by allowing maintenance, and the Governors by establishing good orders, and looking carefully to their execution, must see that these plants have sufficient moisture to grow speedily to perfect ripeness, and that then they be transplanted in due time, into the Church and common wealth: these be the trees spoken of in Ezekiel, which grow by the sides of the river, which floweth out of the sanctuary: 2Waters out of the Sanctuary must nourish them, and so they grow unto their perfection: but take away these waters: take away the liberality of princes and good discipline from the Universities, and these trees must needs decay and wither: which if they do, then the small number of good Ministers will be fewer & fewer, & of one of a 1000. there will not be one of 2000
The Iesuites diligence is such in teaching, 1and the readinesse of some of their nouices such in learning, (the diuell himselfe doubtlesse, putting to his helpe withall) that in three yeares (as some of them say of themselues) they proceede in humane learning, and in the fourth, in Diuinitie: which if it be so, then it may bee a good Lesson, for these our schooles of learning, and an inducement to moue all that haue the gouernment thereof, to labour to aduance learning, by all good meanes, and to giue it more speedie passage: And it may shame some that spend so many yeares in the Vniuersitie, and yet alas for all that proue not one of a 1000. In these our schooles are by Gods mercy, many young trees planted by the riuer side of this goodly Orchard, which by good ordring and dressing, may prooue goodly trees in the temple of God, and strong pilstrong