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A09449	The arte of prophecying, or, A treatise concerning the sacred and onely true manner and methode of preaching first written in Latine by Master William Perkins ; and now faithfully translated into English (for that it containeth many worthie things fit for the knowledge of men of all degrees) by Thomas Tuke.; Prophetica, sive, De sacra et vnica ratione concionandi tractatus. English	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Tuke, Thomas, d. 1657.	1607 (1607)	STC 19735.4; ESTC S4414	56,791	166

be exhibited in the last times prophecied the Sibylls as Lactantius recordeth lib. 4. cap. 6. and Cicero lib. 2. de Diuinat and Virgil in the fourth Eclogue 4. Of the miracles of Christ Suetonius speaketh in Nero and Tacitus lib. 5. 20. 5. Of the Wisemens starre Plin. lib. 2. 25. 6. Of the slaughtering of the infants Macrobus in Satur. 7. Of the death of Herod Agrippa Iosephus in his 19. booke of Antiquities chap. 7. 8. Of the flood Berosus in those fragments which are extant Iosephus Antiq. booke 1. chap. 3. And the Poets 9. Of the tower of Babel Eupolemus speaketh as Eusebius testifieth De praeparat Euangel 10. Of the Doue which Noe sent out Plutarch mentioneth Lib. quod Bruta sunt rationalia 11. Of Iaphet the sonne of Noe the Poets fable many things 12. Of Abrahams sacrifice Alexander Polyhist 13. Of the miracles of Moses Plinie speaketh though he do ill in calling him a Magitian Thirdly the Antiquitie of the word for it cōtaineth in it a narration of things done from the beginning of the world But the most ancient humane Historie whatsoeuer was not written by any before the daies of Ezra and Nehemiah who were about the yeare of the worlds creation three thousand and fiue hundreth Fourthly the most certaine accomplishment of the prophecies as are these of the calling of the Gentiles of Antichrist of the apostasie of the Iewes c. Fiftly the matter thereof which is of one true God of the true worship of God and that God is the Sauiour Sixtly the consent of all the parts of the Scripture Seauenthly the miraculous preseruation of the Scriptures in the perils of the Church and in the time of generall reuolting Eightly the operation thereof for it conuerteth men and though it bee flatlie contrarie to the reason and affections of men yet it winneth them vnto it selfe Ninthly it is full of maiestie in the simplenes of the words Lastly the holy pen-men set downe their owne corruptions and Moses commendeth himselfe saying that he was the meekest of all men which argueth that they were led by the holie Ghost And Christ who is described in the Gospell affirmeth very plainely that he is the sonne of God and that he is one with God the father and challengeth all the glorie of God vnto himselfe Which if it had not bin right and true he should haue felt the wrath of God with Adam and with Herod who would needes bee like vnto God But on the contrarie God hath reuenged his death both vpon Herod and vpon the Iewes and vpon Pilate and vpon those Emperours that persecuted the Church And thus we haue seene the tokens of the Scripture Whereby it appeareth that the booke of Tobit the prayer of Manasses the boooke of Iudith the booke of Baruch the Epistle of Ieremy the additions to Daniel the third and fourth booke of Ezra the additions to the book of Hester the two bookes of Machabees the booke of Wisedome and Ecclesiasticus are not to be reckoned in the Canon Reas. 1. They are not written by the Prophets 2. They are not written in Hebrew 3. Christ and his Apostles alledged in the new Testament no testimonies out of those bookes 4. They containe some feigned things and contrarie to the Scriptures CHAP. IIII. Of the interpretation of the Scriptures HItherto hath been spoken of the obiect of Preaching The parts thereof are two Preparation for the sermon and the Promulgation or vttering of it Matth. 13. 52. Then said he vnto them therefore euery Scribe which is taught vnto the kingdome of heauen is like vnto an housholder which bringeth forth out of his treasure both new and old In preparation priuate studie is with diligence to be vsed 1. Tim. 4. 13. Till I come giue attendance to reading to exhortation and to doctrine 1. Pet. 1. 10. Of the which saluation the Prophets haue inquired and searched which prophecied of the grace that should come vnto you Dan. 9. 2. In the first yeere of his raigne I Daniel vnderstood by bookes the number of the yeeres Concerning the studie of Diuinitie take this aduice First diligently imprint both in thy mind and memory the substance of Diuinitie described with definitions diuisions and explications of the properties Secondly proceede to the reading of the Scriptures in this order Vsing a grammaticall rhetoricall and logicall analysis and the helpe of the rest of the arts reade first the Epistle of Paul to the Rom. after that the Gospell of Iohn as being indeed the keyes of the new Testament and then the other books of the new Testamēt will be more easie when they are read When all this is done learne first the dogmaticall bookes of the old Testament especiallie the Psalmes then the Propheticall especially Esay Lastly the historicall but chieflie Genesis For it is likelie that the Apostles and Euangelists read Esay and the Psalmes very much For there are no bookes of the old Testament out of which we can reade more testimonies to be cited then out of these There are about threescore places alledged out of Esay and threescore and foure out of the Psalmes Thirdly out of orthodoxall writings we must get aid not onely from the latter but also from the more ancient Church Because Sathan hath raised vp from the dead the old Heretiques that he might hinder the restoratiō of the Church which is begun to bee made in our time For the Antitrinitaries haue newly varnished that opinion of Arius and Sabellius The Anabantists renew the doctrines or sects of the Essees Catharists Enthusiasts and Donatists The Swenkseldians reuiue the opinions of the Eutychians Enthusiasts c. Menon followeth Ebion and the Papists resemble the Pharisies Encratites Tatians Pelagians The Libertines renew the opinions of the Gnosticks and Carpocratians Seruetus hath reuiued the heresies of Samosatenus Arrius Eutyches Marcion and Apollinaris Lastly the Schismatiques that separate themselues from euangelical Churches receiue the opinions facts and fashions of Pup●anus in Cyprian of the Audians and Donatists Therefore in like manner wee must not so much seeke for new repealings and confutations of these heresies as wee are for our vse to fetch those ancient ones out of Councils and Fathers and to accompt them as approued and firme Fourthly those things which in studying thou meetest with that are necessarie and worthie to be obserued thou must put in thy tables or Common-place books that thou maiest alwaies haue in a readines both old and new Fiftly before all these things God must carnestly be sued vnto by prayer that hee would blesse these meanes and that he would open the meaning of the Scriptures to vs that are blind Psalm 119. 18. Open mine eies that I may see the wonderfull things of thy Law Reuel 3. 18. I aduise thee to buy gold for thee and to annoint thine eyes with eye-salue that thou maist see Hitherto pertaineth the framing of Common-place bookes Concerning which obserue this slender counsel 1.

THE ARTE OF PROPHECYING Or A TREATISE CONCERNING the sacred and onely true manner and methode of Preaching First written in Latine by Master William Perkins and now faithfully translated into English for that it containeth many worthie things fit for the knowledge of men of all degrees by Thomas Tuke Nehem. 8. 4. 5. 6. And Ezra the Scribe stood vpon a pulpit of wood which hee had made for the preaching And Ezra opened the booke before all the people for he was aboue all the people and when hee opened it all the people stood vp Moreouer Ezra praised the Lord the great God and all the people answered Amen Amen vers 7. In like manner Ieshua and Bani c. vers 8. And they read in the booke of the law of God distinctly and gaue the sense and caused them to vnderstand the reading Imprinted at London by Felix Kyngston for E. E. and are to be sold in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Swan 1607. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL SIR WILLIAM ARMIN Knight SIR many and excellent benefites hath the Lord in mercy vouchsafed to vs these eight and fortie by-past yeeres together of which this is not the least if not the greatest that hee hath dispelled the duskie clowdes of Popish darknesse as palpable as that of Egypt and hath caused the Sun-light of the Gospell to shine cleerely in all our coasts Hee sheweth his word vnto vs as he did vnto Iaacob his statutes and his iudgements as he did sometimes to Israel He hath giuen vs his Prophets and Embassadours which doe serue like that cloude and pillar of fire to direct vs in our pilgrimage through the wildernesse of this wicked world into celestiall Canaan Hee hath thrust forth many faithfull and industrious labourers into his Vineyard to prune and to dresse the vines of our soules that we may bring foorth the grapes of pietie and the clusters of iustice vnlesse we will needs be like to the Cypresse which as Plinie saith can indure no husbanding but maketh that her maladie which is a medicine to other trees Amongst whom the Author of this learned Tractate did shew himselfe with the formost carrying alwaies with him a Light of learning and a Lampe of godly liuing And qualis vita finis ita As he was a Lampe whiles he liued so like a Lampe alijs inseruiens seipsum consumpsit His whole life was labour seribenda dicens legenda scribens One whereof was this present discourse and platforme concerning the true vnderstanding and vsing of the Scriptures written in his yonger yeeres which I am bold to present and dedicate to your Worship in this plight you see partly because it is a Thesaurus and store-house of excellent precepts as Domitius Piso saith that bookes should bee such hauing in it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sufficient furniture to further perfection in that sacred science and partly to demonstrate my gratitude and deuoted affection to you who haue alwaies bin a constant patrone etiam minitante Fortuna to my neerest and dearest friends Thus I take my humble leaue desiring your kinde acceptance and so commend your Worship with your whole progenie to the protection of the Lord. London Ian. 1. 1606. Your Worships in all dutie Thomas Tuke TO THE FAITHFVLL MINISTERS OF THE GOSPELL AND to all that are desirous of and doe labour for the knowledge of Holy learning THat common place of diuinitie which concerneth the framing of Sermons is both weightie and difficult if there be any other throughout all that sacred science For the matter which it is to explicate and treate on is Prophecie an excellent gift indeede whether we consider it in respect of dignitie or of vse The dignitie thereof appeareth in that like a Ladie it is highly mounted and carried a loft in a Chariot whereas all other gifts both of tongues and arts attend on this like handmaides a loofe off Answerable to this dignitie there is also a two folde vse one in that it serueth to collect the Church and to accomplish the number of the Elect the other for that it driueth away the Woolues from the foldes of the Lord. For this is indeede that Flexanima that allurer of the Soule whereby mens froward mindes are mitigated and moued from an vngodly and barbarous life vnto Christian faith and repentance This also is that Engine which as it hath shaken the foundation of auncient heresies so it hath in these few by-past yeares cut asunder the sinews of that great Antichrist Wherefore if it be demaunded which is the most excellent gift of all doubtlesse the praise must be giuen to Prophecying Now by how much the more excellent euery thing is by so much the more diligently it ought to be adorned with varietie and plentie of precepts Therefore when I saw this common place so handled of many as that it would remaine naked and poore if all other arts should call for those things which are their owne I perused the writings of Diuines and hauing gathered some rules out of them I haue couched them in that methode which I haue deemed most commodious that they might be better for vse and fitter for the memorie I doe also publish them that they might be approoued if they bring with them that which is good if any euill that they may receiue their deserued punishment And whosoeuer thou art that pleasest to reade them where thou art perswaded of this order of Preaching which here I handle walke on with me where thou standest at a stay inquire with me where thou perceiuest thine owne errors returne to me where thou seest mine call me back to thee For that which now liketh me shall dislike me if it like not gadlie and moderate minded men But if any man shall carpe at this my trauaile though very small let him know that my onely meaning is to benefite the Church of God and that the conscience of my fact is a sufficient mu●●ment against all calumnies I doe now betake you to God and this tractate of the art of Prophecying both to you and to God Anno 1592. Decemb. 12. WILLIAM PERKINS The Analysis of the whole booke The Arte of Prophecying The parts thereof are two 1. Preaching in which consider 1. The obiect which is the word of God in it note 1. The excellencie thereof 2. The parts which are the two Testaments 1. The Old whose bookes are Historicall Dogmaticall Propheticall 2. The New 2. The parts which are 1. The preparatiō or prouision of the Sermon cōsisting of Interpretation of the Text Analogicall and plaine or Crypticall and darke The cutting or diuiding of it aright consisting of The resoluing or vntwisting of it The applying of it 7. Waies of applying it The parts which concerne The vnderstanding by Doctrine Redargution or improouing The Practise by Instructing Correcting 2. The vttering of the Sermon The hiding of humane wisdome The demōstration of the spirit in The speech which must be

of the Prophets and the Minor in the writings of the Euangelists and Apostles The Scripture is either the New Testament or the Old The old testament is y ● first part of the Scripture written by the Prophets in the Hebrew tongue or at least in the Chaldie vnfolding chiefely that old couenant of works Luk. 16. 29. and 24. 27. And he began at Moses and at all the Prophets and interpreted vnto them in all the Scriptures the things which were written of him It is distinguished by bookes which are either Historicall or Dogmaticall or Propheticall The Historicall bookes are stories of things done for the illustration and confirmation of that doctrine which is propounded in other bookes 1. Cor. 10. 11. Now al these things came vpo them for ensamples and were written to admonish vs. Rom. 15. 4. For whatsoeuer things were written afore-time are written for our learning These books are in number fifteene 1 Genesis which is an historie of the creation fall promise and of the state of the Church conserued and shut vp in priuate families 2 Exodus which is an historie of the deliuerance of the Israelites from the Aegyptians of their going out of Aegypt of the promulgation of the Law and of the Tabernacle 3 Leuiticus which containeth a storie of the Ceremoniall worship 4 Numbers which is an historie of their martiall marching into the land of Canaan 5 Deuteronomie which is a commentarie repeating and explicating the Lawes out of the fore-said bookes 6 The booke of Ioshua which declareth their entrance into and possession of the land of Canaan vnder Ioshua 7 The book of the Iudges which comprehendeth an historie of the corrupt and miserable condition of the Church and Common-wealth of Israel from Ioshua to Eli. 8 The booke of Ruth which is an historie concerning the mariages and posteritie of Ruth 9 The first and second booke of Samuel which is a storie of things done vnder Eli and Samuel Priests and vnder Saul and Dauid Kings 10 The first and second booke of Kings which maketh a narratiō of things atchieued in the daies of the Kings of Israel and Iudah 11 The first and second booke of Chronicles which is a methodicall historie of the beginning increase and ruine of the people of Israel seruing to explaine and shew the Line or Linage of Christ. 12 The booke of Ezra which containeth an historie of their returne from captiuitie in Babylon and of the beginning of the Restoring of the citie 13 The booke of Nehemiah which speaketh of the restoring of the city which was to be finished 14 The booke of Hester which is an historie of the preseruation of the Church of the Iewes in Persia by Hester 15 The booke of Iob which is an history intreating of the causes of tentations as also of his manifold conflicts and lastly of his happie issue The Dogmaticall bookes are those which teach and prescribe the Doctrine of Diuinitie These are foure in number 1 The booke of Psalmes which containeth sacred songes to be fitted for euerie condition both of the Church and the particular members therof and also to be sung with grace in the heart Col. 3. 16. 2 The booke of Prouerbes which is a treatise of Christian manners teaching pietie towards God and iustice towards our Neighbour 3 The booke of the Preacher which discloseth the vanity of al humane things so farre forth as they are vsed without the feare of God 4. The Song of Songs which speaketh of the mutuall communion of Christ with the Church vnder an allegorie of a Bridegroome and his Bride The Prophetical books are Predictions either of the iudgements of God for the sinnes of the people or of the deliuerance of the Church which is to bee perfited at the comming of Christ. But with these predictions they doe mingle the doctrine of repentance and doe almost alwaies vse consolations in Christ to them that doe repent It is their custome also for the helping of their hearers memorie and vnderstanding to propound their sermons brieflie which they made at large Esa. 8. 1. Moreouer the Lord said vnto me take thee a great roule and write in it with a mans penne Hab. 2. 2. Write the vision and make it plaine vpon tables that he may run that readeth it Prophecies are either greater or lesser Greater are such as do more plentifullie deliuer all those things that are foretold as the prophecie of Esay Ieremie Ezekiel Daniel Hitherto belong the Lamentations of Ieremie touching the miserie of the people of the Iewes about the time of the death of Iosiah Lesser prophecies are those which intreate more sparinglie or briefely of all those things that are foretold or at least of some of them as the prophecie of Hosea Ioel Amos Obediah Ionas Michah Nahum Habakuk Zephanie Hagge Zacharie Malachie Thus much for the Old testament The New Testament is the second part of the Scripture written in the Greeke tongue by the Apostles or at least approued of them propounding plainely the doctrine of the new couenant Eph. 2. 20. And are built vpon the foundation of the Prophets and Apostles Peter approued the Gospel of Marke at whose motion and appointment it was written by Marke as it pleaseth Nicephorus to auerre Lib. 2. cap. 45. And Iohn that wrote the Gospell approued the Gospell of Luke It is of small moment which is reported by Eusebius to wit that it is apparent by two places 2. Tim. 2. 8. and Rom. 2. 16. that Paul was the author of that Gospell which is called Lukes For Paul doth not here speake of any one booke but of his whole ministerie for hee addeth In * which I suffer trouble as an euill doer euen vnto bonds 2. Tim. 2. 9. The new Testament containeth partly Histories and partly Epistles The Histories are 1 The foure Gospels of Matthew Marke Luke and Iohn which are an history of the life deedes and doctrine of Christ exhibited vnto the world continuing from his conception euen vntill his ascension into heauen And there are foure writers two that were hearers and two that were eye-witnesses that they might giue greater assurance of the truth of the historie The difference betwixt the Euangelists is on this wise Matthew layeth open the doctrines which Christ deliuered Marke sets downe the historie briefly yet did he not make an abridgement of the Gospell which Matthew wrote as Hierome supposed For hee begins his discourse in a diuers manner and proceedes in another order partly intreating of things more largely and partlie interlacing of new matters Luke aimeth at or frameth a perfect historie and described in a certaine order Iohn is almost wholy taken vp in laying open the Godhead and benefit of Christ which is deriued from his Godhead vnto vs. Hierome distinguisheth the Euangelists by their beginnings or entrance He saith Matthew is like a man because hee begins with the Man-hood of Christ. He likens Marke to a Lion because hee begins with

the preaching of Iohn which was like the roaring of a Lion He compares Luke to an Oxe because he beginneth with Zacharie the Priest offering his sacrifice He compareth Iohn to an Eagle because he doth as it were so are vp aloft and begin with the Godhead of Christ. 2 The Acts of the Apostles which is an orderly historie specially relating the deeds of Peter and Paul that there might be an ensample of gouerning the Church extant 2. Tim. 3. 10. 11. 3 The Reuelation which is a propheticall historie concerning the condition of the Church from the age in which Iohn the Apostle liued vnto the ende of the world The Epistles follow 1. thirteene Epistles of Paul 1 To the Romanes of iustification sanctification and the dueties of Christian life 2 The first to the Corinthes concerning the reforming of the abuses of the Church of Corinth 3 The second to the Corinthes containing chieflie the defence of himselfe and of his Apostleship against his aduersaries 4 To the Galatians about iustification by faith without the workes of the Law 5 To the Colossians 6 To the Philippians 7 To the Ephesians 8 The 1. to the Thes. 9 The 2. to the Thes. Which cōfirme the Churches in doctrine and in the dueties of Christian life 10 The 1. to Timothie 11 The 2. to Timothie Which prescribe the forme of ordering the Church aright 12 The Epistle to Titus of ordering the Church of the Cretians 13. To Philemon of receiuing Onesimus The Epistle to the Hebrewes concerning the person and offices of Christ and of faith bringing foorth fruit in good workes The Epistle of Iames concerning works to be ioyned with faith The first and second Epistle of Peter touching sanctification and the works of new obedience The first Epistle of Iohn concerning the signes of fellowship with God The second Epistle of Iohn to the elect Ladie about perseuerance in the truth The third Epistle of Iohn to Gayus concerning hospitalitie and constancie in that which is good The Epistle of Iude of constancie in the faith against false Prophets And thus the Canonicall Scripture is distinguished by her bookes Now there are verie strong proofes which shew that she alone is the word of God and no other besides Of these proofes one doth make a man certainelie to know the same the other doth but declare or testifie it Of the former kind there is onelie one namely the inward testimony of the holy Ghost speaking in the Scriptures and not only telling a man within in his heart but also effectually perswading him that these bookes of the Scripture are the word of God Isai. 59. 21. My Spirit that is vpon thee and my words which I haue put in thy mouth shall not depart out of thy mouth from henceforth euen for euer The manner of perswading is on this wise The Eelect hauing the Spirit of God doe first discerne the voyce of Christ speaking in the scriptures Moreouer that voyce which they doe discerne they doe approoue and that which they doe approue they doe beleeue Lastly beleeuing they are as it were sealed with the seale of the Spirit Ephe. 1 13. Wherein also after that ye beleeued yee were sealed with the holy Spirit of promise The Church also may beare witnesse of the Canon perswade she cannot For by this meanes the voyce of the Church should be of greater force then the voyce of God and the whole state of mans saluation should depend vpon men than which what can be said to be more miserable Obiect The Scripture is the word of God by it selfe but it is not so to vs but by the iudgement of the Church Ans. 1. The distinction is vaine For the first part thereof sheweth the manner whereby the Scripture is the word of God the latter part sheweth not the manner how but the person to whom 2. The Scripture doth also testifie the same thing with that kind of testimonie which is surer euen then all the oathes of men For we haue the voyce of the holy Ghost speaking in the Scripture who doth also worke in our hearts a certaine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 full perswasion of the Scriptures when we are exercised in hearing reading and meditating of thē Neither doe we beleeue a thing because the Church saith it is to beleeued but therefore we doe beleeue a thing because that which the Church speaketh the Scripture did first speake Yea the Church cannot stand nor yet be imagined without faith faith is not without the word which word is the Rule or Obiect of faith and not the iudgement though it be of most holy men 3. He which doubteth of the Scriptures will doubt as well of the testimonie of the Church Obiect 2. The Church hath a iudgement to determine of matters Act. 15. 28. It seemeth good to the holy Ghost and to vs. Ans. 1. The soueraigne or supreame iudgement concerning matters of faith belongeth to the holy Ghost speaking in the Scriptures The ministerie of iudgement or a ministeriall iudgement is only giuen vnto the Church because she must iudge according to the Scriptures and because she doth not this alwaies but sometimes faileth 2. The Apostles were present at that Councell which was held at Ierusalem who were men that had authoritie which was * of it selfe to be beleeued which authoritie the Ecclesiasticall ministery now hath not The proofe of declaration or testification is that which doth not demonstrate or perswade but only testifie and by certaine tokens approue the true Canon This proofe is manifold First the perpetuall consent of the Church of the ancient Church of the Iewes Rom. 3. 2. For chieflie because vnto them were of credit committed the Oracles of God And of the new and latter Church 1. From Christ and the Apostles who cited testimonies foorth of those bookes 2. From the Fathers First Origen as Eusebius testifieth Lib. 6. 18. 23. 2. Melito as the same Eusebius witnesseth Lib. 4. 3. Athanasius 4. Cyril Serm. 4. 5. Cyprian or rather Ruffine in his exposition of the Creed 6. In his preface vpon the first Psalme 7. Hierome in Prologo Gal. and in his preface vpon the bookes of Salomon 8. Epiphanius in his booke of weights and measures 9. Damascene in his fourth booke of faith chap. 18. 10. Gregorie Moral on Iob. lib. 9. chap. 27. 3. In Councels the Nicene and Laodiccan Can. 59. With these agree Hugo de Sancto Victore in his first booke of Sacraments chap. 7. N. Lyra in his prologue vpon the bookes of Aprocrypha Hugo Cardinalis in prologo in Iosuam Secondly the consent in part made by the Gentiles and enemies affirming the same things which are deliuered in holie Scriptures 1. Of the creation spake Homer and Plato in Timaeo 2. Of Christ Iosephus lib. 20. Antiquit. cap. 6. 8. and in his sixt booke of the warre of the Iewes chap. 8. and booke the 6. chap. 25. 27. 28. 47. 3. Of the Redeemer of the world who was to