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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.
For else let them know, God hath 1no need of them: for had the Lord pleased or contented himself with such kind of men, as seek to be Ministers for themselves, and not for his sake: or being Ministers, do feed themselves, and not their flock: or Preach themselves, and not Christ: then had he not needed to have made this Proclamation, for Ages have yielded store of such. But contrariwise, he that is painful and faithful in this function, let him know, that God and his Church hath 2need of him.
For else let them knowe, God hath 1no neede of them: for had the Lorde pleased or contented himself with such kinde of men, as seeke to bee Ministers for themselues, and not for his sake: or beeing Ministers, doe feede themselues, and not their flocke: or Preach themselues, and not Christ: then had he not needed to haue made this Proclamation, for Ages haue yeelded store of such. But contrariwise, hee that is painfull and faithfull in this function, let him knowe, that God and his Church hath 2neede of him.
- 1For God hath use of them, but none of unconscionable or idle Ministers.For God hath vse of them, but none of vncōscionable or idle Ministers.
- 22. Use. To the Clergy of Rome. A shame to them, that being so many, there are so few of them fit for God to send.2. Vse. To the Cleargie of Rome. A shame to them, that being so many, there are so few of them fit for God to send.
Lastly, here the Romish Clergy are justly to be taxed, whose number is infinite: but it is lamentable to see how few among them be such as the Lord here seeketh for. Their Orders