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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.
Secondly, this showeth the reason of the practise of all Christian churches: 1who use to pray before the Sermon & after: namely, not for Decorum only, & to grace the action, but to sanctify and to humble our selves, because then we come before Gods presence: they therefore do not think reverently enough of God, and his presence, who do by their practise in any sort, make way to the contrary.
Secondly, this sheweth the reason of the practise of al Christian churches: 1who vse to pray before the Sermon & after: namely, not for Decorum onely, & to grace the action, but to sanctifie and to humble our selues, because then we come before Gods presence: they therfore doe not thinke reuerently enough of God, and his presence, who doe by their practise in any sort, make way to the contrary.
- 12 ergo, They are to pray before and after sermon.2 •rgo, They are to pray before and after sermon.
Thirdly, we may here learn, the pitiful 1case of those ministers, who are so presumptuous, as to exercise that holy function, & yet remain […] their sins without repentance: what do these men? they approach to the burning Bush, with their shoes on their feet: that is, into Gods presence in their sins: what ⟨p. 106⟩shall come of it in the end? surely, that burning fire shall consume them: the least sin, & smallest negligences affrighted this holy Prophet, when he should go into Gods presence: But these men 2