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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.
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 1reason, which is this: That man that is in his sins, is not able to stand in the presence of God: this is a general and certain truth, & the reasons of it are; First, the contrariety betwixt God, and the nature of sin, it being the only thing which offends him, & which provokes his wrath and just displeasure: therefore as a subject cannot but be much amazed, if he hap to come into the kings presence, with any thing about him ⟨p. 99⟩which the king hates, or cannot abide to see: so a man cannot but be extreme astonished, if he know himself to be in Gods presence with his sins, which Gods soul hateth.2
Wherein let vs first of all obserue the ⟨p. 98⟩connexion and dependance of these two causes, one vpon another: for as they are both ioyntly the cause of his feare, so one of thē is in a sort the cause of another: he feareth, because of his own and his peoples sinnes, and because he sawe the Lord: but why is he afraid to see the Lord? the cause thereof is his owne and their sins, without which he would neuer haue beene affraid, but rather haue gloried to see the Lord: but his conscience checking him, for some defect of dutie in his calling, therfore he trembleth at the least glimse of Gods glory. Here let vs marke the ground of his 1reason, which is this: That man that is in his sinnes, is not able to stand in the presence of God: this is a generall and certaine truth, & the reasons of it are; First, the contrarietie betwixt God, and the nature of sinne, it being the onely thing which offends him, & which prouokes his wrath and iust displeasure: therefore as a subiect cannot but be much amazed, if he hap to come into the kings presence, with any thing about him