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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.
Now the Prophet must be cleansed with the fire which came from Heaven: 1teaching us, that the Minister must 2have his fiery tongue from the holy Ghost. As the Apostles were said to be baptized with the holy Ghost and with fire: A fiery tongue, is a special ornament of a Minister, but that fire must come from heaven: that is, his zeal must be a godly 3and heavenly zeal; but he that hath a railing, lying, a slanderous, a malicious, or a contentious tongue, he hath a 4fiery tongue indeed. But this is kindled of the sire of hell, as S. James saith; The unbridled tongue is a world of wickedness, 5and defileth the whole body, setteth on fire the whole course of nature, and is set on fire in hell.
Now the Prophet must be cleansed with the fire which came from Heauen: 1teaching vs, that the Minister must 2haue his fierie tongue frō the holy Ghost. As the Apostles were said to bee baptized with the holy Ghost and with fire: A fierie tongue, is a speciall ornament of a Minister, but that fire must come from heauen: that is, his zeale must be a godly 3and heauenly zeale; but hee that hath a rayling, lying, a slanderous, a malicious, or a contentious tongue, hee hath a 4fierie tongue indeed. But this is kindled of the sire of hell, as S. Iames saith; The vnbridled tongue is a world of wickednes, 5and defileth the whole body, setteth on fire the whole course of nature, and is set on fire in hell.