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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.
It may be therefore good counsel to all godly Ministers in the placing & disposing of themselves, not to enquire only how good a living such ⟨p. 90⟩and such a place is, how well seated, how healthful and beneficial it will be, (which are alas the common & almost the only questions now adays) but 1principally, to regard what a people they be: and how affected, amongst whom they are to live: if godly and well disposed, or at least tractable and gentle, & willing to be taught, then less to regard other incommodities: but if wicked, and profane, or (which is worse) stubborn, froward, and untractable, then less to regard the greatest commodities: & certainly if this point be well considered of, and how bitter it hath been in the end, to many who have not regarded it, it will appear, that this is the best encouragement or discouragement, the greatest commodity, or discommodity, and the best reason, either to win a man to a place, or to draw him from it, how good soever it be otherwayes: they that neglect this duty, and are led (or misled rather) with carnal and worldly respects, how ⟨p. 91⟩just is it upon them when they are made to cry in the sorrow of their soul, W•e is me, I dwell in the midst of a people of polluted lips.
It may bee therefore good counsell to all godly Ministers in the placing & disposing of themselues, not to enquire onely how good a liuing such ⟨p. 90⟩and such a place is, how wel seated, how healthfull and beneficiall it will bee, (which are alas the common & almost the onely questions now adayes) but 1principally, to regard what a people they be: and how affected, amongst whome they are to liue: if godly and wel disposed, or at least tractable and gentle, & willing to be taught, thē lesse to regard other incommodities: but if wicked, and prophane, or (which is worse) stubborne, froward, and vntractable, then lesse to regard the greatest commodities: & certainly if this point be well considered of, and how bitter it hath beene in the ende, to many who haue not regarded it, it will appeare, that this is the best encouragement or discouragement, the greatest commoditie, or discommoditie, and the best reason, either to win a mā to a place, or to drawe him from it, how good soeuer it be otherwayes: they that neglect this dutie, and are led (or misled rather) with carnall and wordly respects, how