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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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The scope of all his godly endeavours was to teach Christ Jesus, and him crucified, and much laboured to move all men to repentance, that as our knowledge hath made Popery ashamed of their ignorance: so our holy lives ⟨image 7⟩might honour our holy profession. And as repentance was one of the principal ends, both of his continual preaching and writing: so especially and purposely hath he twice dealt in that Argument.
The scope of all his godly endeuours was to teach Christ Iesus, and him crucified, and much laboured to moue all men to repentance, that as our knowledge hath made Poperie ashamed of their ignorance: so our holy liues ⟨image 7⟩might honour our holy profession. And as repentance was one of the principall endes, both of his continuall preaching and writing: so especially and purposely hath hee twise dealte in that Argument.
First, in his Treatise of Repentance: published, 1592. wherein briefly (as his manner was▪) but soundly, pithily, and feelingly, he layeth down the Doctrine, and the very nature of Repentance: and after the positive Doctrine, he toucheth some of the principal ⟨image 8⟩controversies and difficulties in that doctrine, but afterwards thinking with himself, that he had not seriously and forcibly enough, urged so great and necessary a lesson as Repentance is, therefore shortly after, being desired and called to the duty of Preaching, in that great, and general assembly at Stirbridge Fair, he thought it a fit time, for this necessary and general exhortation to Repentance: to the intent, that as we were taught the Doctrine of Repentance, in the former treatise: ⟨image 8⟩so in these Sermons we might be stirred up to the practise of it. And certainly, (good Sir:) I judge there could have been no matter, more fit for that assembly, then an exhortation to repentance: for as the audience was great and general, of all sorts, sexes, ages and callings of men, and assembled out of many corners of this kingdom, so is this doctrine general for all: some doctrines are for parents, some for children, some for scholars, some for trades-men, some for men, some for women,