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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.
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.
- 1Men therefore are to offer themselves, but not to go till they be sent.Men therefore are to offer themselues, but not to goe till they be sent.
Thus we see the Prophet would ⟨p. 176⟩not stir till he were sent, and therefore in the next word he is bid to go.
Thus wee see the Prophet would ⟨p. 176⟩not stirre til he were sent, and therefore in the next word he is bid to goe.