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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 furthermore, if these small sins 1thus afflicted the Prophet, then alas what is to be thought of those ministers who make no conscience of foul and scandalous sins? how shall Simony, Incontinence, Usury, inhospitality, covetousness, Ignorance, Idleness, careless Nonresidency, how shall these (I say) and other like grievous crimes oppress & burden the soul, when as the smallest sins do so affright this holy man? Surely, when God shall visit them, their states will be most fearful, nor, shall any mans case be so miserable, as an unconscionable ministers: And though now such loose and licentious Ministers seem to live in Jollity, & without any fear, yet when God shall appear unto their conscience, then will they cry out in fearful anguish, Woe is me, I am undone.2
And furthermore, if these smal sinnes 1thus afflicted the Prophet, then alas what is to be thought of those ministers who make no conscience of foule and scandalous sinnes? how shall Symonie, Incontinencie, Vsury, inhospitality, couetousnesse, Ignorance, Idlenesse, carelesse Nonresidencie, how shall these (I say) and other like grieuous crimes oppresse & burthen the soule, when as the smallest sins doe so affright this holy man? Surely, whē God shal visite them, their states will bee most fearefull, nor, shall any mans case be so miserable, as an vncōscionable ministers: And thogh nowe such loose and licentious Ministers seeme to liue in Iolitie, & without any feare, yet when God shall appeare vnto their conscience, then will they cry out in fearefull anguish, Woe is me, I am vndone.2
- 1Use. Urgo, Ministers for great sins should be greatly humbled.Vse. Vrgo, Ministers for great sins should be greatly humbled.
- 2And for great negh• gence in their calling, else they have no conscience.And for great negh• gēce in their calling, else they haue no conscience.