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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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Again, if the Minister be to confess his peoples sins, and therefore must needs know them, then it followeth also that they must discover & confess them unto him, or else […] not possible he should perfectly know their estate: the want of this is a great fault in our Churches, for how ever we condemn Auricular confession, as a very policy in the devisers, and as a rack to the consciences 1of poor Christians, yet we not only allow, but call and […] for that confession, whereby a Christian voluntarily 2at all times may resort to his Pastor, and open his estate, and disburden his conscience of such sins, as disquiet him, and crave his godly assistance, and holy prayers: great blessing and comfort doth doubtless follow them that use this godly practise, and the want of it, is cause that a minister cannot discern the state even of his own flock nor can ⟨p. 85⟩complain to God of their pollutions, and confess their sins so particularly, as would be good both for him and them.
Againe, if the Minister be to confesse his peoples sinnes, and therefore must needs knowe them, then it followeth also that they must discouer & confesse them vnto him, or else 〈…〉 not possible he should perfectly kno•e their estate: the want of this is a great fault in our Churches, for how euer we condemne Auricular confession, as a very pollicie in the deuisers, and as a rack to the consciences 1of poore Christians, yet we not onely allowe, but call and 〈…〉 for that confession, wherby a Christian voluntarily 2at all times may resort to his Pastor, and open his estate, and disburden his conscience of such sins, as disquiet him, and craue his godly assistance, and holy prayers: great blessing and comfort doth doubtlesse followe them that vse this godly practise, and the want of it, is cause that a minister canot discerne the state euen of his own flock nor can