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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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Thirdly, the consideration of this high excellency of their calling, must arm all true Ministers against the scorn and contempt of the world, which by wicked men is cast like dust and mire into the face of Ministers: let this suffice them, they are the men that must declare unto man his righteousness, even he that scorns and contemns the ministry, he hath no righteousness in him, unless it be by the means of a poor Minister: then do thou thy duty, and be that mocks thee, hath cause to honour thee. And let this encourage Students to consecrate themselves 1to the ministry, for what calling hath so high an office, as this, to declare unto man ⟨p. 38⟩his righteousness? And assuredly how ever 2in this wicked world, thou art little accounted of (for if it did not so, it were not wicked:) yet thou art honoured in the harts of all Gods children▪ and even in the conscience of some, whose tongues do smite thee: and the souls of thousands, when they dye shall bless thee, who in their lives cared not for thee: and the devil himself doth envy, & the holy Angels themselves do wonder at the excellency of thy calling, in that thou hast power to declare unto men his righteousness.
Thirdly, the consideration of this high excellencie of their calling, must arme all true Ministers against the scorne and contempt of the world, which by wicked men is cast like dust and mire into the face of Ministers: let this suffice them, they are the men that must declare vnto man his righteousnesse, euen he that scornes and contemnes the ministerie, hee hath no righteousnesse in him, vnlesse it bee by the meanes of a poore Minister: then doe thou thy duty, and bee that mockes thee, hath cause to honour thee. And let this encourage Students to consecrate themselues 1to the ministery, for what calling hath so high an office, as this, to declare vnto man ⟨p. 38⟩his righteousnesse? And assuredly how euer 2