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.

To the Christian Rea∣der, and Especially to all such as haue any Coppies of the workes of Maister Perkins, or intend any of them to the Presse.

FOrasmuch as there hath beene lately signification made, of diuers of Maister Perkins his workes heereafter to bee printed, in an Epistle to the Reader prae∣mised before the Treatise of callings, and that signification beeing but generall, might peraduenture giue occasion to some, to set out some particulars (without the consent of Maister Perkins his assignes) as imperfectly as are these two bookes, intituled The Re∣formation of couetousnesse, & The prac∣tise of faith, iustly and truly (for ought that I see) censured in the aforesaid Epistle: It is therefore now thought good, to mention the particular Treatises, and workes of his, which shall heereafter (if God will) be published, for the benefit of Gods Church: I doe therefore heereby make knowne to all, whom it any way may concerne, that there were found in the studie of the deceased and are in the hands of his Executors, or assignes, and preparing

for the Presse.

1 His Expositions on the Epistle •••• the Galathians.

2 on the Epistle of Iude.

2 His Booke of the Cases of Consci∣ence.

3 His Treatises 1 of Wi••chcraft.

2 of Callings.

All these he had perused himselfe, and made them ready for the presse, according to which coppies by himselfe so corrected, some of them already are, and the rest will be pub∣lished in due time: And heereuppon we desire all men who haue coppies of these, or any of them, not to offer that wrong to that worthy man of God, as to publish any of their owne, seeing the coppies heereof which are to bee printed, are of his owne correcting: but rather if they can helpe to make any of them more perfect by their coppies, they may there∣in doe a good worke to the benefit of many, and much comfort to themselues.

And further, I doe heereby make knowne, that I haue in my hands at this present, of his workes, taken from his mouth, with my owne hand, heereafter (if God will) to bee pub∣lished, with the allowance of our Church, and for the benefit of his children, these particu∣lars.

1 His Expositions or readings, on the 110 Psalme.

2 On the 32 Psalme.

3 On the 11 Chapter to the Hebrewes.

4 on the 1, 2, & 3, Chapters of the Re∣uelation.

5 on the 5, 6, and 7 Chapters of Saint Mathew.

2 His Confutation of Camsius his little Popish Catechisme.

3 His Treatises 1 of Imaginations out of Genes. 8, 2.

2 of Temptations out of Mathew 4.

3 of Christian Equity out of Phillip, 4, 3.

4 of the Callings of the Ministerie, out of 2 places of Scripture.

5 of Repentance out of Zephaniah 2, 1.

Besides many other particular Sermons, and short discourses made vpon seuerall, and speciall occasions: of all which seme are al∣readie published by others, and some by my selfe: and all the rest that remaine, as they be the Iewels of Gods Church, so doe I wil∣lingly dedicate them to the publicke and ge∣nerall good. Iudging it were a foule sinne in me, or any other, to impropriate to our selues,

or our owne priuate vse, the labours of This▪ or any other learned man, which are in my opinion, parts of the Treasurie of the mili∣tant Church: And as it were wrong to the Church, if I should conceale them, so doubt∣lesse were it to him and his children: if I should publish them for my owne alone, and not for their benefit. If I doe, I thinke it may bee iustly sayd vnto me, or whosoeuer doth so, Thy monie perish with thee. And what heerein I haue sayd for my selfe: I knowe I may boldly and safely say, for those his Executors or assignes, which haue or had in their hands, any of those which were found in his study: In the publishing of all which, as we doe intend to deale truly with the Christi∣an Reader, and not to commit any thing to the presse, which hath not either beene writ∣ten or corrected, by the Author himselfe, or faithfully penned according to the truest coppies taken from his owne mouth, and since by others of sufficiency & integritie, diligently perused: so we purpose to referre them to the benefit of the Authors wife and children, as much as may be, wishing that vpon this caue∣at man would not be so hastie (as some haue beene) to commend to the world, their vnper∣fect notes, vppon a base desire of a little

gaine, both to hinder the common good of the Church, and to defraude the sayd parties of their priuate benefit, to whom in all equity & Conscience, it doth principally appertaine: And desiring all, who haue any perfect Cop∣pies of such as are in my owne hands, that they would either helpe me with theirs, or rather take mine to helpe them. That by our ioynt powers and our forces layd together: the walls of this worthy building, may goe vp the fairer and the faster. And so I commend them all to Gods blessing, who endeuour to com∣mend themselues, and their labours to God and to his Church.

Your brother in the Lord. W. C.