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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.
In the last place, Hearers are here taught their duty, first, to respect with reverence 1the person, and to receive with reverence the Message of every true Messenger, seeing it is so rare a thing to find a true Minister for as nothing is more vile or base then an evil & lewd Minister, (whom Christ compares to salt which hath lost his 2savour, which is good for nothing, but to be cast out & trodden down of men:) so is there none worthy of more love and reverence, then a holy Minister: for as Isaiah saith, their ⟨p. 29⟩very feet are beautiful which bring glad tidings; and we should kiss their feet which bring news of peace: therefore all good Christians are to receive and use a good Minister, as S. Paul saith the Galatians 3did him, even as an Angel of God Hast thou then a godly pastor, run to him for conference, for comfort, for counsel, use his company, frequent his sermons, account him worthy of double honour, think it no small or ordinary blessing, for thou hast one of a thousand, and bless God for bestowing his mercy on thee, which he had denied to so many others: for some have no Minister: some have a Minister, but yet […], he is not one of a thousand.
In the last place, Hearers are heere taught their dutie, first, to respect with reuerence 1the person, and to receiue with reuerence the Message of euery true Messenger, seeing it is so rare a thing to finde a true Minister for as nothing is more vile or base then an euil & lewd Minister, (whom Christ compares to salt which hath lost his 2sauour, which is good for nothing, but to bee cast out & troden downe of men:) so is there none worthy of more loue and reuerence, then a holy Minister: for as Esay saith, their ⟨p. 29⟩very feete are beautifull which bring glad tydings; and we should kisse their feete which bring newes of peace: therefore all good Christians are to receiue and vse a good Minister, as S. Paul saith the Galathians