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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.
In the next place; Let us here observe 1how the Lord afore he renewed the Prophets commission, or send him to preach to the people, first humbles him for his sins, and then upon his repentance, gives him pardon: teaching us, that no Minister is well qualified to the holy duties of the Ministry, unless he have truly repented of his sins, and have obtained pardon and mercy in the Messiah.
In the next place; Let vs heere obserue 1how the Lord afore he renued the Prophets commission, or send him to preach to the people, first humbles him for his sinnes, and then vppon his repentance, giues him pardon: teaching vs, that no Minister is well qualified to the holy duties of the Ministerie, vnlesse hee haue truly repented of his sins, and haue obtained pardon and mercie in the Messias.
- 1Doct. 5. True qualification of a Minister, is to be humbled, and to repent.
Ministers labour for qualifications, but the true Minister of God will labour for this qualification above all other: for doubtless he shall pronounce most powerfully the pardon of sins to others, to whose conscience God hath pronounced pardon of his own.
Ministers labour for qualifications, but the true Minister of God will labour for this qualification aboue all other: for doubtlesse hee shall pronounce most powerfully the pardon of sinnes to others, to whose conscience God hath pronounced pardon of his owne.