Quotes by William Perkins

William Perkins (1558–1602) — Theologe · Puritaner · England

William Perkins war ein englischer Geistlicher und Theologe in Cambridge, der als einflussreicher Wegbereiter des elisabethanischen Puritanismus wirkte. Er prägte die reformierte Erwählungs- und Predigtlehre maßgeblich, löste mit seiner strikten doppelten Prädestination theologische Kontroversen aus und befürwortete zudem die Verfolgung von Hexen. Für heutige Bibelleser steht sein Werk exemplarisch für den Versuch, dogmatische Systematik eng mit seelsorglicher Gewissensprüfung und praktischer Lebensführung zu verbinden.

Era: Reformation & Baroque

Recurring topics: Church & Congregation, Witness & Mission, Humility & Pride, Relationships & Family, Prayer & Silence, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Work & Vocation, The Bible & the Word of God

Quotes by William Perkins

Those families wherein this service of God [family worship] is performed, are (as it were) little churches, yea, even a kind of Paradise upon earth.

William Perkins

[The heart of all preaching is] to preach one Christ, by Christ, to the praise of Christ.

William Perkins

He who would be a faithful minister of the gospel must deny the pride of his heart, be emptied of ambition, and set himself wholly to seek the glory of God in his calling.

William Perkins

The Word of God alone is to be preached, in its perfection and inner consistency. Scripture is the exclusive subject of preaching, the only field in which the preacher is to labour.

William Perkins

How are we to use recreations?…four special rules: Rule 1. We are to make choice of recreations that are of least offense and of best report. Rule 2. Our recreations must be profitable to ourselves and others, and they must tend also to the glory of God. Rule 3. The end of our recreation must be to refresh our bodies and minds. Rule 4. Recreation must be moderate and sparing, even as the use of meat and drink and rest.

William Perkins

Godly sorrow causeth grief for sin, because it is sin. It makes any man in whom it is to be of this disposition and mind, that if there were no conscience to accuse, no devil to terrify, no Judge to arraign and condemn, no hell to torment, yet he would be humbled and brought on his knees for his sins, because he hath offended a loving, merciful, and longsuffering God.

William Perkins

Sources: thefocusedpastor.org, digitalpuritan.net, sc.edu

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