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A faithful and plain exposition upon the 2. chapter of Zephaniah by that reverend…A faithfull and plaine exposition vpon the 2. chapter of Zephaniah by that reuerend…
A faithful and plain exposition upon the 2. chapter of Zephaniah by that reverend and judicious divine, M.W. Perkins. Containing a powerful exhortation to repentance: as also the manner how men in repentance are to search themselves. Published by a preacher of the word. With a preface prefixed, touching the publishing of M. Perkins his works. And a catalogue of all such particulars thereof, as are to be expected.A faithfull and plaine exposition vpon the 2. chapter of Zephaniah by that reuerend and iudicious diuine, M.W. Perkins. Containing a powerful exhortation to repentance: as also the manner hovve men in repentance are to search themselues. Published by a preacher of the vvord. With a preface prefixed, touching the publishing of M. Perkins his vvorks. And a catalogue of all such particulars thereof, as are to be expected.
London: printed by T. Creed for William Welby, 1609
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Look at the outward face of our Church, at the signs of Gods love, which are amongst us, and at Gods dealing with us; and behold, we are a beautiful church, a glorious Nation, a Nation to be admired, and wondered at: but look at the lives of our ordinary professors, look at our sins, and at our requiting of Gods love: and we are a people of Sodom, as full of iniquities as they were, whose sins were so many, so rise, and so ripe; that at the last they will even bring down fire and brimstone, or some other strange judgement upon us, if repentance do not ⟨p. 101⟩prevent it, or the cries and prayers of holy men stay not Gods hand. So then, let us all here assembled, grant & confess, that we are a Nation so far from being worthy to be beloved, as that we are most worthy to be hated, and to have all the wrath of God poured upon us.
Looke at the outward face of our Church, at the signes of Gods loue, which are amongst vs, and at Gods dealing with vs; and behold, we are a beautifull church, a glorious Nation, a Nation to be admired, and wondred at: but looke at the liues of our ordinary professours, looke at our sinnes, and at our requiting of Gods loue: and wee are a people of Sodome, as full of iniquities as they were, whose sinnes were so manie, so rise, and so ripe; that at the last they will euen bring downe fire and brimstone, or some other strange iudgemēt vpon vs, if repentance do not ⟨p. 101⟩preuent it, or the cryes and prayers of holy men stay not Gods hand. So then, let vs all here assembled, grant & confesse, that wee are a Nation so farre from beeing worthie to bee beloued, as that wee are most worthie to be hated, and to haue all the wrath of God powred vpon vs.
Now then, are we so? and shall we continue so still? Nay, that is the worst, and most wretched of all: then let every one of us learn this duty, enter into our selves, search our hearts and lives, that they may lie open to our own sight, to the confusion of us in our selves, that in God by repentance we may be raised up.