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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09445	Of the calling of the ministerie two treatises, discribing the duties and dignities of that calling. Delivered publickly in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, by Maister Perkins. Taken then from his mouth, and now dilligently perused and published, by a preacher of the word with a preface prefixed touching the publishing of Maister Perkins his workes, & a catalogue of all such particulars thereof, as are to bee expected.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.	1605 (1605)	STC 19733; ESTC S102894	75,919	204

tongue and to that same purpose tht holy Ghost came downe vppon the Apostles in fierie toungs it may be that the one is a tipe of the other Certaine it is that they both teach vs thus much that all true and able Ministers must pray and endeuour to haue a tongue full of power and force euen like fire to eate vp the sinnes and corruptions of the worlde For though it bee a worthy gift of God to speake mildly and moderately so that his speech shall fall like dewe vpon the grasse yet it is the fierie tongue that beates downe sinne and works sound grace in the heart It may be there are some which neede the fierie tongue This shewes apparantly that those Ministers neuer had their lips touched with a coale from Gods altar that is their consciences neuer touched nor their soules seasoned with the sanctifying grace of Gods spirit which sit still and ●ee great and greuous staines in a Church and corruptions in a state and can bee content neuer to reproue ●hem as though Ministers were perswaders onely and not reprouers But when this comes to bee wayed in the ballance of a good conscience it will bee found that not the pleasing tongue but the fierie tongue is the principall grace of a good Minister But to goe further whence came this Coale Taken from the Altar This coale of fire was taken by the angel from the altar of God where was a fire which neuer went out and this fire was that that came from heauen sent downe by God at the dedication of the Temple by Salomon And this fire kindled by God neuer went out for no man could kindle the like but all other was counted strange fire As Nadab and Abihu tryed in wofull experience when they would needes offer with it Now the Prophet must be cleansed with the fire which came from Hea●●n teaching vs that the Ministers must haue his fierie tongue from the holy Ghost As the Apostles were said to bee baptized with the holy Ghost with fire A fierie tongue is a speciall ornament of a Minister but that fire must come from heauen that is his zeale must be a godly and heauenly zeale but hee that hath a railing lying a slanderous a malicious or a contentious tongue he hath a fierie tongue indeed But this is kindled of the fire of hell as Saint Iames saith The vnbridled tongue is a worlde of wickednesse and defileth the whole body setteth on fire the whole course of nature and is set ●n fire in hell So then a spitefull and malicious tongue wee see is a fierie tongue but that fire is taken from hell and not from Gods altar And hee that stands vp to preach with this tongue God will neuer suffer any great worke to be done by him in his Church though his tongue be neuer so fierie and his speech neuer so powerfull As therefore Ministers must abhorre the flattering and pleasing tongue and must haue a fierie tongue so on the other side this fire must bee from Gods altar that is the fire of their zeale must bee builded by Gods spirit and not by the spirit of discord and dissention Ambitious humors turbulent proud humours new opinions priuate quarrels all these nor none of these are for the pulpit These may make a man fierie tongued but this fire was neuer taken from Gods altar as the Prophets was this fierie tongue neuer came from heauen as the Apostles did It followeth And touched my lippes This fifth and last Circumstance is the Application of the remedie The coale which is the medicine is applyed by this Angel to his lips that is to that part which was polluted and as he formerly complayned of the pollution of his lips so the medicine is applyed to his lippes Here the Angell which in this case is made Gods Minister doth teach all Gods Ministers a great point of wisedome in heauenly Diuinitie namely to apply their Doctrine to their audience in such manner as the circumstances of place times or persons do require some Ministers come to an ignorant and vnhumbled people and teach them the Gospell which neuer knewe the lawe here the firy coale is vsed but the lips are not touched that is good doctrine taught but not well applyed for that the lawe should first be laid to their consciences others beate all vpon the lawe when it may be their hearers are a people sufficiently cast downe and haue more need to be raised vp with the sweet comforts of the Gospell others vse to lay open the nakednes of the Court in the country and to reproue the faults of Princes and great magistrates before the cōmon people who haue more neede of the Catechisme others bring the Catechisme or points of ordinary instruction into the Court wher y e duties of Kings counsellors should be taught in all plainnes and sinceritie others bring their new opinions or controuersall points vnto popular audiences which indeed are fit for the schooles others busie themselues about ceremonies when the substance is in danger to be lost All these haue it may be the Coale of fire but it is misapplyed and not applyed to the polluted lips Let all ministers therfore lerne this point of wisdome of the Angell to apply the medicines of their doctrine to the times persons and places which are infected so shall they bee sure not to take paines in vaine And thus much of the circumstances of his Consolation It followeth in the text Loe thy iniquitie shal be taken away and thy sinnes shall be purged After the Circumstances followeth the ground and matter of his consolation and that is the forgiuenesse of his sinnes where first let vs marke how it and the instrument are annexed together Loe saith the Angel this Coale hath touched thy lippes and thy Iniquities shall bee forgiuen and thy sinnes purged as though hee had bene clensed by the Coale wher we may note how greatly God magnifieth the meanes which himself ordaineth euen true remission and saluation to the right and holy vsing of them though it come not from them but from his own mercy and power of his ordinance It is therefore no maruell though God sanctifieth the childe by the Ministery of water in Baptisme and feede our soules in the Lords Supper by feeding our bodies with bread and wine and no maruell though the carelesse neglect of either of them be damnation to him that despiseth them seeing they are Gods instruments ordained by him to conuey his grace vnto vs And yet for all this wee are to knowe that remission or saluation is no more tyed to the very elements or the actions then here the Prophets forgiuenesse is to the Coale of fire But the maine point is that for the Prophets consolation the Angell tells him his iniquities shall be taken away and his sinnes purged as thereby hee had said thy sins were the cause of thy feare therefore that thy feare may