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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.
For our conversation we are here 1taught, first, if a Minister, by reason of the corruption of his own nature, and the creeping nature of sin, is in such danger to be stained with the peoples pollutions, then let all Ministers desire, and use all good means to dwell 2with a people as little polluted as may be: otherwise let him assure himself to be polluted with them, which is both a great disconfort to his own conscience (as here it was to the Prophet) and disgrace to his profession: for if it be a duty of every good professor of religion, to keep himself unspotted of the world, then how much more is it the Ministers 3duty so to do? and how foul a stain is it to the honour of his calling, to be polluted in the common pollutions of his people?
For our conuersation wee are heere 1taught, first, if a Minister, by reason of the corruption of his owne nature, and the creeping nature of sinne, is in such danger to be stained with the peoples pollutions, then let all Ministers desire, and vse all good meanes to dwell 2with a people as litle polluted as may be: otherwise let him assure himselfe to be polluted with them, which is both a great discōfort to his owne conscience (as here it was to the Prophet) and disgrace to his profession: for if it be a dutie of euery good professor of religion, to keepe himselfe vnspotted of the world, then how much more is it the Ministers 3duetie so to doe? and how foule a staine is it to the honour of his calling, to be polluted in the common pollutions of his people?
- 12. For our conversation.2. For our conuersation.
- 21. Ministers, Ergo, labour to live amongst people.