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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.
Where is the cause? surely not in the 1Gospel: nor in our doctrine, nor in the teaching of it; but one very principal cause is, many Ministers come into Gods presence, unsanctified, & in their sins: not caring how loosely they live, in the face of their people: and therefore God in justice, though he instantly smite not them, with visible vengeance for their presumption: yet he smites the 2people, with spiritual blindness, that they regard not their Doctrine, but look at their lives, and do rather follow the profaneness of the one, then the holiness of the other. Ministers are such, in whom God will be sanctified, ⟨p. 108⟩therefore because they do not so, but dishonour him, by coming into his presence in their sins: therefore he cannot abide them, nor give any blessing to their labours.
Where is the cause? surely not in the 1Gospell: nor in our doctrine, nor in the teaching of it; but one very principall cause is, many Ministers come into Gods presence, vnsanctified, & in their sins: not caring how loosely they liue, in the face of their people: and therfore God in iustice, thogh he instantly smite not them, with visible vengeance for their presumption: yet he smites the 2people, with spirituall blindnesse, that they regard not their Doctrine, but looke at their liues, and doe rather follow the prophanenesse of the one, then the holinesse of the other. Ministers are such, in whome God will be sanctified, ⟨p. 108⟩therefore because they doe not so, but dishonour him, by cōming into his presence in their sinnes: therefore hee cannot abide them, nor giue any blessing to their labours.
- 1And their leosenesse doth more hurt; then their Doctrine good.
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