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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.
Neither is it altogether without Mystery, 1that God here sanctifieth the prophet, by touching his lips with a fiery coal: for it signifieth, that the apt & sufficient teacher, must have a fiery tongue, and to that same purpose, the holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles in fiery tongs, & it may be that the one is a type of the other. Certain it is, that they 2both teach us thus much, that all true and able Ministers, must pray and endeavour to have a tongue full of power and force, even like fire, to eat up the sins and corruptions of the world. For though it be a worthy gift of God to speak mildly, and moderately, so that his speech shall fall like dew upon the grass: yet it is the fiery tongue that beats down sin, and works sound grace in the heart: It may be there are some, which need the fiery tongue.
Neither is it altogether without Mysterie, 1that God here sanctifieth the prophet, by touching his lippes with a fierie coale: for it signifieth, that the apt & sufficient teacher, must haue a fierie tongue, and to that same purpose, the holy Ghost came downe vppon the Apostles in fierie toongs, & it may be that the one is a tipe of the other. Certaine it is, that they 2both teach vs thus much, that all true and able Ministers, must pray and endeuour to haue a tongue full of power and force, euen like fire, to eate vp the sinnes and corruptions of the worlde. For though it be a worthy gift of God to speake mildly, and moderately, so that his speech shal fall like deawe vpon the grasse: yet it is the firerie tongue that beates downe sinne, and workes sound grace in the heart: It may be there are some, which neede the fierie tongue.
- 1Doct. 2. The ap• teacher must have a fiery tongue.Doct. 2. The ap• teacher must haue a fiery toong.
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