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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.
To the right worshipful, my very worthy and Christian friend, Sir William Gee, Knight, one of his Majesties Honourable Council in the North, Recorder of the Town of Beverley, and Hull, and one of his Majesties Justices of peace in the East Riding of the County of York, a true friend of learning, and piety, and to the virtuous, and religious Lady his wife. Grace and peace from God &c.
To the right worshipfull, my very worthie and Christian friend, Syr William Gee, Knight, one of his Maiesties Honourable Counsell in the North, Recorder of the Towne of Beuerley, and Hnll, and one of his Maiesties Iustices of peace in the Eastriding of the Countie of Yorke, a true friend of learning, and pietie, and to the vertuous, and religious Lady his wife. Grace and peace from God &c.
Amongst the many reasons (Worshipful Sir',) which have persuaded me that Popery cannot be the true religion, this is not the lest: the insufficiency of their doctrine of faith & repentance: which two things though they be the chief & principal points ⟨image 3⟩in Religion, and so necessary that he, who doth not, both know, and practise them aright, can never be saved yet I dare avouch, that the faith and 1repentance of the Romish Church, as they are taught by many of the best approved Papists, are no better then such a faith, and such a repentance as an hypocrite, and a very reprobate may attain unto: Indeed, to insist upon repentance only (they make many fair flourishes, they call it penance, they make it a sacrament, & say it is a board that saves a man after shipwreck, and write great volumes of it, and of confession, and of Cases of 2