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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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And lastly, the ministry is a high & excellent calling (especially the office of extraordinary prophets in the old testament) & is therefore subject to pride, and to be puffed up with self-conceits, & therefore teacheth the Apostle to Timothy, that a 1Minister may not be a young scholar, least he be puffed up, & fall into the condemnation of the wicked: giving us to understand, that it is the peculiar danger of that calling to have high conceits of themselves, because of the height & dignity of there function. Therefore to prevent this inconvenience, God in mercy appointeth that all his true Ministers shall have some means or other, to be cast down even to nothing in themselves, & shall be driven into such fears & amazements at sight of their own wickedness, as they shall throw down themselves at Christs feet, and denying themselves wholly, shall acknowledge that they are in him whatsoever they are: and do rely, ⟨p. 64⟩and trust only on his grace and help.2
And lastly, the ministery is a high & excellent calling (especially the office of extraordinary prophets in the old testament) & is therefore subiect to pride, and to bee puft vp with self-conceits, & therefore teacheth the Apostle to Timothy, that a 1Minister may not be a yong scholler, least he be puft vp, & fall into the condemnation of the wicked: giuing vs to vnderstand, that it is ye peculiar danger of that calling to haue high conceits of thēselues, because of the height & dignitie of ther function. Therfore to preuent this incōuenience, God in mercy appointeth that all his true Ministers shall haue some means or other, to be cast down euen to nothing in thēselues, & shall be driuen into such feares & amazements at sight of their owne wickednesse, as they shal throwe downe themselues at Christs feete, and denying themselues wholy, shal acknowledge that they are in him whatsoeuer they are: and doe relye, ⟨p. 64⟩and trust onely on his grace and helpe.2