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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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All ministers therefore, as they would see any fruit of their Ministry, let them first sanctify themselves, & cleanse their hearts by repentance, afore they presume, to stand up to rebuke sin in others: else let them not think, that 1their golden words shall do so much good, as their leaden lives shall do hurt: and they may hap to confirm men, that already are converted, but hardly shall any such men, convert any souls from Popery or profaneness. And it is a vain conceit for men to imagine, there is any force in eloquence, or humane learning, to overthrow that sin in others, which ruleth and reigneth in themselves. Our Church, and all reformed churches, may make use of this doctrine: for it is the glory of a Church to have their doctrine powerful, & effectual for the winning of souls, therefore ⟨p. 109⟩it concerneth them, to take order, as well that their ministers be godly men, as good Scholars, & their lives inoffensive, as well as their doctrine sound: or else they will find in woeful experience, that they pull down as much with the one hand, as they build up with the other.
All ministers therfore, as they would see any fruite of their Ministerie, let them first sanctifie themselues, & clense their hearts by repentance, afore they presume, to stand vp to rebuke sinne in others: else let them not thinke, that 1their golden wordes shall doe so much good, as their leaden liues shall doe hurt: and they may happe to confirme men, that already are conuerted, but hardly shall any such men, conuert any soules from Poperie or prophanesse. And it is a vaine conceite for men to imagine, ther is any force in eloquence, or humane learning, to ouerthrow that sin in others, which ruleth and raigneth in themselues. Our Church, and all reformed churches, may make vse of this doctrine: for it is the glory of a Church to haue their doctrine powerfull, & effectuall for the winning of soules, therfore ⟨p. 109⟩it cōcerneth them, to take order, as well that their ministers be godly men, as good Schollers, & their liues inoffensiue, as wel as their doctrine sound: or else they will find in woful experience, that they pull down as much with the one hand, as they build vp with the other.