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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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Secondly, because the Ministers duty ⟨p. 129⟩is, to convert & save souls, being a 1work which (next to the glorifying of God, and doings his will) the Angels do take most delight in above any other: for if they be sent out for the good of them which shall be saved, how much more willingly for their good, by whom they are saved, which shall be saved? & if the Angels rejoice at the conversion of a sinner▪ surely they much love him, & desire to do him good, by whom the sinner is converted: and in these respects, that Angels and Ministers have the same names: and are both employed in the same great work; namely, doing good to the elect.
Secondly, because the Ministers dutie ⟨p. 129⟩is, to conuert & saue soules, being a 1worke which (next to the glorifying of God, and doings his wil) the Angels doe take most delight in aboue any other: for if they be sent out for the good of them which shal be saued, how much more willingly for their good, by whom they are saued, which shal be saued? & if the Angels reioice at the cōuersion of a sinner▪ surely they much loue him, & desire to doe him good, by whom the sinner is conuerted: and in these respects, that Angels and Ministers haue the same names: and are both imployed in the same great worke; namely, doing good to the elect.
- 1Because they convert souls, which delighteth the Angels above any in this world. Heb. 1. 14. Luke 15. 10.Because they conuert soules, which delighteth the Angels aboue any in this world. Heb. 1. 14.