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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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Lastly, all painful and godly Ministers may receive comfort, not to be 1discouraged or driven from Gods presence, because of their corruptions or infirmities, for we see it was the Prophets, case: but let them still approach in fear and reverence, and be so far from being driven from their duty, because they being sinful men, dare not come into Gods presence without much fear: as let them contrariwise be assured, that the more they tremble at Gods presence here, the less shall they fear it at the last day: and when profane and ungodly men, who in this world feared not to stand in Gods presence in their horrible sins, shall cry to the Mountains, fall upon us, and hills cover us, and hide us from the presence of ⟨p. 111⟩God: then such ministers as in this world in fear and trembling, and always in repentance, did approach into Gods presence: shall then look up, and lift up their heads, & shall say to the holy Angels, & all the powers of heaven, help us, and hasten us to come into the glorious presence of our God and Saviour.
Lastly, all painfull and godly Ministers may receiue comfort, not to bee 1discouraged or driuen from Gods presence, because of their corruptions or infirmities, for wee see it was the Prophets, case: but let them still approach in feare and reuerence, and be so farre from being driuen from their duty, because they being sinfull men, dare not come into Gods presence without much feare: as let them contrariwise be assured, that the more they tremble at Gods presence here, the lesse shall they feare it at the last day: and when prophane and vngodly men, who in this world feared not to stand in Gods presence in their horrible sins, shall cry to the Mountaines, fall vpon vs, and hilles couer vs, and hide vs from the presence of ⟨p. 111⟩God: then such ministers as in this world in feare and trembling, and alwaies in repentance, did approach into Gods presence: shall then looke vp, and lift vp their heads, & shall say to the holy Angels, & all the powers of heauen, helpe vs, and hasten vs to come into the glorious presence of our God and Sauiour.