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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.
They must say with Samuel, God forbid that 1I should cease to pray for you: They must mourn for the impenitent, when they will not turn to God. So did David, 2his eyes gushed out with rivers of waters, because men kept not Gods law. And Jeremiah, who wished a fountain of water in his eyes, that he might weep for the sins of the people. They must privately confer visit, admonish, and rebuke, and principally they must preach, and that in such good manner, and in so diligent measure, as that they may redeem and win souls, and the end that they must aim at, must be to win souls. Some preach for fear of 3the law, to avoid censure or punishment: some for fashion sake, that they may be like to others: some for ostentation sake, to win credit and praise: some for ambition, to rise in the world: all these forget their ⟨p. 52⟩Commission, which is, Deliver a man 4from hell.
They must say with Samuel, God forbid that 1I should cease to pray for you: They must mourne for the impenitent, when they will not turne to God. So did Dauid, 2his eyes gushed out with riuers of waters, because men kept not Gods law. And Ieremie, who wished a fountaine of water in his eyes, that he might weepe for the sinnes of the people. They must priuarly conferre visite, admonish, and rebuke, and principally they must preach, and that in such good manner, and in so diligent measure, as that they may redeeme and winne soules, and the end that they must ayme at, must bee to winne soules. Some preach for feare of 3the law, to auoyd censure or punishment: some for fashion sake, that they may bee like to others: some for ostentation sake, to win credite and praise: some for ambition, to rise in the world: all these forget their