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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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Secondly, Ministers themselves here must learn, when they take the word of reconciliation into their hands and mouths, to ⟨p. 45⟩call to mind whose it is, even the Lords, and 1that he worketh with them, & hath the greatest hand in the work, and that therefore they must use it in holy manner, with much fear and reverence: It is not their own, they may not use it as they list. And lastly, Hearers are here taught, first to see how mad such men be which carelessly, and seldom hear sermons, but upon any 2occasion fly to wizards and charmers, which are the devils Prophets: for see the difference of these two, the wizard and charmer hath society with the devil, the Preacher with God: the charmer hath his calling from the devil, the Preacher is from God: the Charmers charm is the devils watchword, (when he charmeth, the devil doth the feat): the preachers doctrine is Gods watchword, when he truly applieth it, GOD himself ratifieth and makes it good: therefore let all men fear to have thus to do with the devil, by seeking to his slaves, & let them draw near to God, by entering into fellowship with his holy prophets, and godly Ministers.
Secondly, Ministers thēselues here must learne, when they take the word of reconciliation into their hands and mouthes, to ⟨p. 45⟩call to minde whose it is, euen the Lords, and 1that he worketh with them, & hath the greatest hand in the work, and that therefore they must vse it in holymaner, with much feare and reuerence: It is not their owne, they may not vse it as they list. And lastly, Hearers are here taught, first to see how mad such men be which carelesly, and sildome heare sermons, but vpon any 2occasion flye to wisards and charmers, which are the diuels Prophets: for see the difference of these two, the wisard and charmer hath societie with the diuell, the Preacher with God: the charmer hath his calling from the diuel, the Preacher is from God: the Charmers charme is the diuels watchword, (when he charmeth, the diuell doth the feate): the preachers doctrine is Gods watchword, when hee truly applyeth it, GOD himselfe ratifieth and makes it good: therefore let all men feare to haue thus to doe with the diuell, by seeking to his slaues, & let them draw neere to God, by entring into fellowship with his holy prophets, and godly Ministers.