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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 for our further instruction, here we may see of what a creeping 1and encroaching nature sin is, which like a secret venom in the natural body, so it in the politic body rests not in the place, or party poisoned, but closely creeps ⟨p. 88⟩& diffuseth it self into every part and member of the whole: it creeps from man to man, yea, from an evil man to a good, from the worst man to the best: from profane men, to godly Ministers: and as from public persons (as Magistrates and Ministers) it descendeth 2visibly, and the example of their evil life is palpably scandalous: so from the people to the Magistrate, or Minister, it creepeth closely, & ascendeth in more secret and insensible manner, yet in the effect it is too sensible: for it is always seen, that they are something touched with their peoples pollutions: sin is not only as a poison spreading from the heart to all parts, from the minister to the people: but as a gangrene, if it begin in the foot, will without speedy prevention spread privily to the hart: so sin shows it self, even from the 3people to the Ministers: So great cause is there for all men to stop sin in the beginning, to break it in the egg, to give water no passage, no not a little: for let this gangrene begin at the feet, it ⟨p. 89⟩will not rest till it be in the heart.
And for our further instruction, heere wee may see of what a creeping 1and incroaching nature sinne is, which like a secret venome in the naturall bodie, so it in the pollitique body restes not in the place, or partie poisoned, but closely creepes ⟨p. 88⟩& diffuseth it selfe into euery part and member of the whole: it creepes from man to man, yea, from an euil man to a good, from the worst man to the best: from prophane men, to godly Ministers: and as from publique persons (as Magistrates and Ministers) it descendeth