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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 coal from the Altar.
A coale from the Altar.
The fourth Circumstance of this 1consolation, is the Instrument which it pleased God, the angel should use to minister comfort to the Prophet, a strange instrument for so great a work: 2A coal of fire. Here let humane reason hide it self, and worldly wisdom be confounded, to see the wonderful works ⟨p. 138⟩of the Lord: God could have healed the Prophets infirmities, and given him comfort against his fear & courage in his calling, without means, but he will 3use means: and what? a weak means: nay, a means that seems contrary: A coal of fire must touch his lips: that which in all reason would have made him speak worse, by Gods appointment and the power of his word, shall make him speak better. Out of which practise of God, we learn many points.
The fourth Circumstance of this 1consolation, is the Instrument which it pleased God, the angel should vse to minister comfort to the Prophet, a strange instrument for so great a work: 2A coale of fire. Here let humane reason hide it selfe, and wordly wisedome bee confounded, to see the wonderfull works ⟨p. 138⟩of the Lord: God could haue healed the Prophets infirmities, and giuen him comfort against his feare & courage in his calling, without meanes, but hee will