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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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Either therefore must it follow that these men have no sin in them, which dare and can behold Gods glory so easily, and so ordinarily, (which is impossible): or rather which indeed is truth, it appears that these are but deceitful fancies and forgeries of their own devise, to deceive the world, and to magnify themselves before the eyes 1of the common people: for it is first of all most false, that apparitions are so common as they make them, for if they were, then are they more ordinary in the new Testament then in the Old. For whereas the Scripture hath one, their Legions have twenty: & whereas ⟨p. 114⟩one, namely, Saint Paul, was once rapt into heaven, they have 20. that were rapt thither: And as that is false, so is it 2impossible that any man clothed with flesh can endure an extraordinary apparition of Gods glory, without extreme amazement, as is plain herd in the Prophet: who I hope was as holy a man, as the holiest monk that ever was. I have noted this, that young Divines may be occasioned to look a little into their fabulous legends, that so they may discover the false tricks, and juggling castes of that religion: which evil shifts it needed not, if it were of God.
Either therefore must it followe that these men haue no sinne in them, which dare and can behold Gods glory so easily, and so ordinarily, (which is impossible): or rather which indeed is truth, it appeares that these are but deceitfull fancies and forgeries of their owne deuise, to deceiue the world, and to magnifie themselues before the eyes 1of the common people: for it is first of all most false, that apparitions are so common as they make them, for if they were, then are they more ordinary in the newe Testament then in the Olde. For whereas the Scripture hath one, their Legions haue twenty: & whereas ⟨p. 114⟩one, namely, Saint Paul, was once rapt into heauen, they haue 20. that were rapt thither: And as that is false, so is it 2