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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.
The use of this doctrine, is first of all to teach all men, to esteem aright of the 1afflictions that God layeth upon them in this world: commonly men take them impatiently, & our nature grudgrudgeth ⟨p. 121⟩against them: but let a Christian man consider with himself, how God hath always dealt with his children, and he hath cause not to think so: for doth God lay some great affliction on thee? it may be he hath some mighty work of his grace to work in thee, or some great work of mercy to be wrought by thee in his church, and hereby prepareth thee for the same. Say therefore 2with the holy Prophet; I held my tongue ô Lord, and spake nothing, because it was thy doing: and what God may intend in his so doing to thee, thou canst not tell: and therefore in silence, and patience possess thy soul.
The vse of this doctrine, is first of all to teach all men, to esteeme aright of the 1afflictions that God layeth vpon them in this world: commonly men take them impatiently, & our nature grudgrudgeth ⟨p. 121⟩against them: but let a Christian man consider with himselfe, how God hath alwaies dealt with his children, and he hath cause not to thinke so: for doth God lay some great affliction on thee? it may be he hath some mighty worke of his grace to worke in thee, or som great work of mercie to bewroght by thee in his church, and hereby prepareth thee for the same. Say therefore 2with the holy Prophet; I helde my tongue ô Lord, and spake nothing, because it was thy doing: and what God may intend in his so doing to thee, thou canst not tell: and therefore in silence, and patience possesse thy soule.
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