A73023:197
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.
In the third place, young Students are 1here taught, seeing a true Minister is but one of a thousand, that therefore they bend their studies, and their thoughts to the Ministry, for they well know it is an old proverb, the best things are hard to come by: & certainly there are so few good Ministers, because the holy Ministry in it self is so high & excellent a calling: & as it is a shame to the men that there are so few good Ministers, so it is a commendation to the calling: whose honour & excellency is such, that as we see here scarce one of a thousand attains unto it, therefore men of the most excellent gifts, are here invited to dedicate themselves unto the most excellent vocation, yea, very reason it self would urge a man to be one of a thousand.
In the third place, young Students are 1heere taught, seeing a true Minister is but one of a thousand, that therfore they bend their studies, and their thoughts to the Ministerie, for they well know it is an old prouerbe, the best things are hard to come by: & certainly there are so few good Ministers, because the holy Ministerie in it selfe is so high & excellent a calling: & as it is a shame to the men that there are so few good Ministers, so it is a commendation to the calling: whose honour & excellency is such, that as wee see heere scarce one of a thousand attaines vnto it, therefore men of the most excellent giftes, are here inuited to dedicate themselues vnto the most excellent vocation, yea, very reason it selfe would vrge a man to be one of a thousand.
- 13. Use for students. 1. To consecrate themselves and their Studies to that calling.3. Vse for students. 1. To consecrate themselues and their Studies to that calling.
2 And further, as they are to intend