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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
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If any man reply: I will therefore learn the doctrine out of the Protestants books: and use the Papists for exhortation only: I then answer; Is it not a more compendious, ⟨image 5⟩and convenient, and a less scandalous course, to seek exhortations out of such writers, as do teach the doctrine aright? nay I doubt how it is possible to find a powerful exhortation to repentance in any Papist, who errs in the Doctrine: the reason is manifest, because Doctrine is the ground of exhortation: and if the doctrine be unsound, how can the exhortation be any better? Let us therefore leave these muddy puddles, and feet our water at the Fountain: the water ⟨image 6⟩of life, at the fountain of life: I mean the doctrine of faith, and repentance, at the written word of God, and at such mens writings as are grounded thereupon, and agreeable thereunto.
If any man reply: I will therefore learne the doctrine out of the Protestants bookes: and vse the Papists for exhortation onely: I then answere; Is it not a more compendious, ⟨image 5⟩and conuenient, and a lesse scandalous course, to seeke exhortations out of such writers, as do teach the doctrine aright? nay I doubt howe it is possible to finde a powerfull exhortation to repentance in any Papist, who erres in the Doctrine: the reason is manifest, because Doctrine is the ground of exhortation: and if the doctrine bee vnsound, how can the exhortation bee any better? Let vs therefore leaue these muddie puddles, and fette our water at the Fountaine: the water ⟨image 6⟩of life, at the fountaine of life: I meane the doctrine of faith, and repentance, at the written worde of God, and at such mens writings as are grounded thereupon, and agreeable thereunto.
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