The Art of Prophesying
Perkins's compact manual on preaching distills Reformed hermeneutics into a practical method: read the text, interpret it by Scripture, draw sound doctrine from it, and apply that doctrine to the spiritual state of the hearer. It remains a foundational statement of the Puritan 'plain style,' insisting that a preacher's learning be thoroughly digested but never paraded.
Based on The Arte of Prophecying (1592/1607), by William Perkins
From the book
In William Perkins's own words
“Preach one Christ, by Christ, to the praise of Christ.”
“Preaching is the allurer of the soul, by which our self-willed minds are subdued and changed from an ungodly and pagan life-style to a life of Christian faith and repentance.”