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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 second rule to be known is, that in every man are all sins: more plainly, that in every man by nature are the seeds of all sins: and that not in the worst, but in the best natured men: make choice of the best man and the greatest sin, and that worst sin is to be found in that best man. If any doubt of this, let him consider what original sin is, namely, a corruption of the powers of our souls; and that not of some, or in part, but of ⟨p. 27⟩all, and wholly. This corruption hath two parts. First a want, not of some, but of all good inclination, a want of all goodness. Secondly, a depravation & proneness, not to some, but to all evil: and not a proneness only, but original sin infuseth into every mans heart, the seed of all corruption.
The second rule to bee knowne is, that in euery man are all sinnes: more plainly, that in euery man by nature are the seedes of all sinnes: and that not in the worst, but in the best natured men: make choyse of the best man and the greatest sinne, and that worst sinne is to be found in that best man. If any doubt of this, let him consider what originall sinne is, namely, a corruption of the powers of our soules; and that not of some, or in part, but of ⟨p. 27⟩all, and wholy. This corruption hath two parts. First a want, not of some, but of all good inclination, a want of all goodnesse. Secondly, a deprauation & pronenesse, not to some, but to all euill: and not a pronenesse onely, but originall sin infuseth into euery mans heart, the seed of all corruption.
Many men stand much upon their good meaning, and upright heart, and brag of a good nature: but they are foully deceived; for take the civilest man upon the earth, and the seeds of all sins in the world are in him by nature. But to explain this point fully, observe these two clauses.
Many men stand much vpon their good meaning, and vpright heart, and bragge of a good nature: but they are foulely deceiued; for take the ciuilest man vpon the earth, and the seeds of all sins in the world are in him by nature. But to explaine this point fully, obserue these two clauses.