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.
William Perkins 1558–1602London: printed by T. Creede for William Welby, 1605
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Isaiah. 6.
5. Then I said, woe is me, I am undone for I am a man of polluted lips, and dwell in the midst of a people of polluted lips: for my eyes have seen the king and Lord of hosts.
6. Then flew one of the Seraphims unto me, with a hot coal in his hand.
7. Which he took from the Altar with the tongues: and touched my mouth and said, Lo this hath touched thy lips, and thy iniquity shall be taken away, and thy sin shall be purged.
8. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, whom shall I send, and who shall go for us? then said I, here am I, send me: and he said go.
Esay. 6.
5. Then I said, woe is me, I am vndone for I am a man of polluted lips, and dwell in the midst of a people of polluted lips: for my eyes haue seene the king and Lord of hostes.
6. Then flewe one of the Seraphins vnto me, with a hote coale in his hand.
7. Which he tooke from the Altar with the tonges: and touched my mouth and said, Loe this hath touched thy lips, and thy iniquitie shall be taken away, and thy sin shall be purged.
8. Also I heard the voyce of the Lorde, saying, whom shall I send, and who shall goe for vs? then said I, here am I, send me: and he said goe.
IN the five former Chapters are contained such Sermons, as the Prophet had made under Uzziah king of Judah: At this Chapter begin such as he preached in the reign of Jotham,
confirmation to this Calling: the old king in whose days Esayah was first called being now dead, & another succeeding him, God with the new king, reneweth the calling & commission of the Prophet: wherein God doth not give him another calling, for one calling to the office of the ministry is sufficient: but he confirmeth the calling formerly given, by repeating & ratifying it. And this God did to Isaiah, not as he was an ordinary, but an extraordinary prophet: for ordinary Ministers need no renovation of their calling, nor any new signs of confirmation, but extraordinary prophets, who come in extraordinary manner, & to do many extraordinary works, God in his wisdom will have their calling confirmed, again, & again, & that by very extraordinary means. Out of which practise of the Lord, we learn, how great cause we
callings in these days, and yet scarce can show us any good signs of an ordinary, much less of an extraordinary motion: for if in those days, when such courses were more common, God will have his extraordinary Prophets calling to be renewed & confirmed, again, & again, then certainly in these days, we may justly require, more, & more wonderful signs of an extraordinary calling afore we believe it: and if God himself was so careful to satisfy his Church in those days of the vocation of his prophet, surely the church in these days hath much more cause to doubt in such cases, and to require many and extraordinary signs, afore it acknowledge any such extraordinary calling: These men therefore offer much wrong to the Church, & deserve both the censure thereof, and the sword of the Magistrate, who dare so boldly offer and obtrude to the Church their own fancies and dreams, as extraordinary motions of Gods spirit. This is the occasion and coherence.
IN the fiue former Chapters are cōtained such Sermons, as the Prophet had made vnder Vzziah king of Iuda: At this Chapter begin such as he preached in the raigne of Iotham, ⟨p. 58⟩and so forward: But before hee either 1preach or prophecie of any thing, in King Iothams dayes, or his successors, the Lord in this Chapter giues a newe commission to the Prophet, & a newe 2confirmation to this Calling: the olde king in whose dayes Esayah was first called being now dead, & another succeeding him, God with the new king, reneweth the calling & commission of the Prophet: wherein God doth not giue him another calling, for one calling to the office of the ministery is sufficient: but hee confirmeth the calling formerly giuen, by repeating & ratifying it. And this God did to Esay, not as he was an ordinarie, but an extraordinary prophet: for ordinary Ministers need no renouation of their calling, nor any new signes of cōfirmation, but extraordinary prophets, who come in extraordinary maner, & to doe many extraordinary workes, God in his wisdom wil haue their calling confirmed, again, & againe, & that by very extraordinary meanes. Out of which practise of the Lord, we learne, how great cause wee 3haue to doubt these men, to bee either ⟨p. 59⟩fantasticall or worse, who pretend extraordinary 4callings in these dayes, and yet scarce can shew vs any good signes of an ordinary, much lesse of an extraordinatie motion: for if in those dayes, when such courses were more cōmon, God will haue his extraordinary Prophets calling to be renued & cōfirmed, again, & againe, then certainly in these dayes, we may iustly require, more, & more wonderfull signes of an extraordinary calling afore we belieue it: and if God himselfe was so carefull to satisfie his Church in those dayes of the vocation of his prophet, surely the church in these daies hath much more cause to doubt in such cases, and to require many and extraordinary signes, afore it acknowledge any such extraordinary calling: These men therefore offer much wrong to the Church, & deserue both the censure thereof, and the sword of the Magistrate, who dare so boldly offer and obtrude to the Church their owne fancies and dreames, as extraordinary motions of Gods spirit. This is the occasion and coherence.
1The Cohoerence.
2With a new King, God gives the Prophet a new Commission.With a new King, God giues the Prophet a new Commission.
3Ergo, extraordinary.
4Callings o• motions in these days are not easily to be believed.Callings o• motions in these dayes are not easily to be beleeued.
This Chapter hath two parts, ⟨p. 60⟩1first, the means of his confirmation, from the beginning to these words: secondly, the confirmation it self, from these words to the end: the means of his confirmation is a vision he saw from heaven, of certain holy Angels appearing and speaking to him, in the first 4. verses. In the confirmation, which followeth in these words, are three points•
This Chapter hath two partes, ⟨p. 60⟩1first, the meanes of his confirmation, from the beginning to these words: secondly, the confirmation it selfe, from these words to the end: the meanes of his confirmation is a vision he saw from heauen, of certaine holy Angels appearing and speaking to him, in the first 4. verses. In the confirmation, which followeth in these words, are three points•
