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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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The second cause of the Prophets fear and astonishment is, He saw the Lord, who then appeared in glory unto him: not that he saw the substance of God (for that is invisible 1and incomprehensible) but his glory: Nor the fullness of his glory, for that cannot be endured, but a glimpse of it: nor that with the eyes of his body in ordinary manner, but in a vision: wherein how far the eyes of his body were used, neither the Prophet expresseth, nor we can well conceive. The meaning then is; In a vision he saw such glory and Majesty, as he knew there was an extraordinary presence of the Lord of hosts, who is the King of glory, at whose sight, and thought of his presence, instantly his conscience is smitten with fear, for his own infirmities, and the pollutions of his people.
THe second cause of the Prophets feare and astonishment is, He san the Lorde, who then appeared in glory vnto him: not that hee sawe the substance of God (for that is invisible 1and incomprehensible) but his glory: Nor the fulnesse of his glory, for that cannot be endured, but a glimse of it: nor that with the eies of his body in ordinary manner, but in a vision: wherein how farre the eyes of his body were vsed, neither the Prophet expresseth, nor wee can well conceiue. The meaning then is; In a vision hee sawe such glorie and Majestie, as hee knewe there was an extraordinary presence of the Lord of hostes, who is the King of glorie, at whose sight, and thought of his presence, instantly his conscience is smitten with feare, for his own infirmities, and the pollutions of his people.
- 1How? In a vision.
Wherein let us first of all observe the ⟨p. 98⟩connection and dependence of these two causes, one upon another: for as they are both jointly the cause of his fear, so one of them is in a sort the cause of another: he feareth, because of his own and his peoples sins, and because he saw the Lord: but why is he afraid to see the Lord? the cause thereof is his own and their sins, without which he would never have been afraid, but rather have gloried to see the Lord: but his conscience checking him, for some defect of duty in his calling, therefore he trembleth at the least glimpse of Gods glory. Here let us mark the ground of his