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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.
And the rather must all Christian Ministers seriously intend the saving of souls, inasmuch as Antichrist doth so earnestly ⟨p. 53⟩seek the destruction of souls, by winning 1them to his Synagogue. The Turk spares no labour, no cost, to infect young children of Christians with his impure and blasphemous superstition. The Pope and his vassals (especially Jesuits,) use all means, devise many stratagems, spare no cost, nor labour, to seduce & inveigle young men, and the best wits. Surely their care and policy herein is admirable: and yet alas, when (like the Pharisees) they have compassed Sea and land to make a Proselyte, they make him like themselves, the child of hell.
And the rather must all Christian Ministers seriously intēd the sauing of soules, inasmuch as Antichrist doth so earnestly ⟨p. 53⟩seeke the destruction of soules, by winning 1them to his Synagogue. The Turke spares no labour, no cost, to infect young children of Christians with his impure and blasphemous superstition. The Pope and his vassals (especially Iesuits,) vse al means, deuise many stratagems, spare no cost, nor labor, to seduce & inueagle young men, and the best wits. Surely their care and policie herein is admirable: and yet alas, when (like the Pharisies) they haue compassed Sea and land to make a Proselite, they make him like themselues, the childe of hel.
- 1Turks and Jews, and Jesuits, are careful to seduce souls.Turkes and Iewes, and Iesuites, are carefull to seduce soules.
And they are so far from having any Commission from God to do this, or any blessing promised, as contrariwise GOD forbids them, and his curse lieth upon them for so doing.