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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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And further: all men that are Fathers, 1may here learn to consecrate their children to God in the service of the Ministry, considering that it is so rare and excellent a thing to be a good Minister: nay that man should think himself happy, and honoured of God, who may be father to such a son, as shall prove one of a thousand.
And further: all men that are Fathers, 1may heere learne to consecrate their children to God in the seruice of the Ministerie, considering that it is so rare and excellent a thing to be a good Minister: nay that man should thinke himselfe happie, and honoured of God, who may be father to such a sonne, as shal proue one of a thousand.
- 12. Fathers to dedicate their sons to the ministry.2. Fathers to dedicate their sonnes to the ministerie.
In a word to conclude this point, all men ⟨p. 30⟩must here learn, seeing good Ministers 1are so scarce, to pray the Lord of the harvest, to thrust out more labourers into his harvest: and for those that are called already, that God would make them faithful in that high function. And as Elisha craveth of Elijah, that the good spirit may 2be doubled, and trebled upon them, so that the number may be increased. And thus we have the truth, the reason, and the use of this, that a good Minister is one of a thousand.
In a word to conclude this point, all men