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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.
1. These three fans of God, make a threefold separation of the Chaff from the wheat, that is, of the wicked from the Elect: with the fan of his word which ⟨p. 131⟩is powerful, he severs them in all affection, and disposition, and makes a distinction of them, so, as generally the wheat is known to be wheat, and Chaff discerned to be Chaff, by the Preaching of the word: but though the tare be known to be tare, yet both grow together, so that the word only serves them in affection, and sets several notes of distinction upon them both.
1. These three fannes of God, make a threefold separation of the Chaffe from the wheate, that is, of the wicked from the Elect: with the fanne of his worde which ⟨p. 131⟩is powerfull, hee seuers them in all affection, and disposition, and makes a distinction of them, so, as generally the wheat is knowne to be wheat, and Chaffe discerned to bee Chaffe, by the Preaching of the word: but though the tare be knowne to be tare, yet both grow together, so that the word onely serues them in affection, and sets seuerall notes of distinction vpon them both.
2. But then the second fan of his judgements is more violent, for thereby he severeth them asunder in soul, gathering the godly men, as his Wheat into the heavens, and blowing the souls of the wicked into hell: but yet the bodies of them both ⟨p. 132⟩lye together, as partakers of the same judgement, so subject to the same corruption, and are all lodged in the same grave of the earth, and death hath like dominion over them all.
2. But then the second fan of his iudgements is more violent, for thereby he seuereth them asunder in soule, gathering the godly men, as his Wheate into the heauens, and blowing the soules of the wicked into hell: but yet the bodies of them both