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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.
First if any ask, whence comes it that Angels perform more service to good Ministers then to other men: I answer, the reason is partly from God, 1partly from the Angels: first God hath a principal care of them above other men, because they work his work above all other callings: for their labours ⟨p. 128⟩immediately concern the good of mens souls: whereas others do first concern the body, and consequently the soul: therefore, whereas he hath given his Angels charge over all his elect, to keep them 2in all their good ways, they have a special charge doubtless over all godly and faithful Ministers, whose ways are Gods in a special manner.
First if any aske, whence comes it that Angels performe more seruice to good Mlnisters then to other men: I answere, the reason is partly from God, 1partly from the Angels: first God hath a principall care of them aboue other men, because they worke his worke aboue all other callings: for their labours ⟨p. 128⟩immediately cōcerne the good of mens soules: whereas others do first concerne the body, and consequently the soule: therefore, whereas he hath giuen his Angels charge ouer all his elect, to keepe them 2in all their good waies, they haue a speciall charge doubtlesse ouer al godly and faithfull Ministers, whose waies are Gods in a speciall manner.
- 11 From God' he will have it so, because they work his work more then other callings.1 From God' he will haue it so, because they worke his worke more then other callings.
- 2Psal. 91. 11. 12.