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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.
A Papist would answer; Ministers must therefore worship them, and keep their fasting, & Holy-days, and say their service, and pray unto them, as to their keepers and Mediators. But alas, cannot the Kings Messenger or Officer be honoured, unless he be set upon the Kings throne? will nothing serve him, but the Crown and Sceptre? so cannot Angels be honoured, unless they be made Gods, or Saviours, or mediators? But I answer therefore, we dare not go so far, least we remember the servant so much, that we forget the master: but rather we answer thus: seeing angels are thus serviceable to Gods ministers, 1it should first of all, teach all men to honour that calling, with all due reverence: For they cannot but please the angels, in honouring good Ministers, whom they esteem their fellows.2
A Papast would answere; Ministers must therefore worshippe them, and keepe their fasting, & Holy-dayes, and say their seruice, and pray vnto them, as to their keepers and Mediators. But alas, cannot the Kings Messenger or Officer be honoured, vnlesse he be set vpon the Kings throne? will nothing serue him, but the Crowne and Scepter? so cannot Angels be honoured, vnlesse they be made Gods, or Sauiours, or mediators? But I answere therefore, wee dare not go so farre, least we remember the seruant so much, that we forget the master: but rather we answere thus: seeing angels are thus seruiceable to Gods ministers, 1it should first of all, teach al men to honour that calling, with all due reuerence: For they cannot but please the angels, in honouring good Ministers, whom they esteeme their fellowes.2
- 1As all men should therefore honour that calling.As all men should therfore honour that calling.
- 21. So Ministers should labour to be faithful in their calling.1. So Ministers should labour to be faithfull in their calling.