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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.
The Prophet might have said: Oh, 1now I feel a motion from the Spirit, therefore I will go and preach: but he stayeth till he be sent in express terms: Let no man therefore presume to press into this function, till he be fully resolved in his conscience, that God and his Church hath said unto him, Go.
The Prophet might haue said: Oh, 1now I feele a motion from the Spirit, therefore I will goe and preach: but he stayeth til he be sent in expresse termes: Let no man therfore presume to presse into this function, till hee bee fully resolued in his conscience, that God and his Church hath said vnto him, Goe.
- 1And that not by private motion only, but in express words.And that not by priuate motion onely, but in expresse words.
And though a man be never so well qualified with all manner of sufficiency, 1yet let him sit still and stay Gods leisure, and let him say, Here I am, send me: and so rest contented until he be sent. If any man say it is unfit that a man should say so of himself, I answer, let him not say so in words, but in deeds: let him therefore make proof of himself, and give the Church trial of his gifts. Upon which experience of his gifts, if he be found sufficient, that practise of his is all one, and much more then if he had said, Here I am, send me.
And though a man be neuer so well qualified with all maner of sufficiency, 1yet let him sit still and stay Gods leisure, and let him say, Heere I am, send me: and so rest contented vntill hee bee sent. If any man say it is vnfit that a man should say so of himselfe, I answere, let him not say so in words, but in deeds: let him therfore make proofe of himselfe, and giue the Church tryall of his gifts. Vpon which experience of his gifts, if he be found sufficient, that practise of his is all one, and much more then if hee had saide, Here I am, send me.