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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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And 2. for him who was the author hereof (whose mouth spake it from the feeling of his soul, and whose soul is now bound ⟨image 11⟩up in the bundle of life: I know, & cannot in good conscience conceal the great delight you have always had in the reading of his books, the reverend opinion, you had of him living, & how heavily and passionately, you took his death & departure: therefore to cheer you up in want of him, I send you here this little book, his own child, begotten in his life time, but borne after his death: observe it well, and you shall find it, not unlike the father, yea, you shall discern in it the fathers spirit, and it ⟨image 12⟩doubts not, but to find entertainment with them, of whom the father was so well respected.
And 2. for him who was the author hereof (whose mouth spake it from the feeling of his soule, and whose soule is now bound ⟨image 11⟩vp in the bundle of life: I know, & cannot in good conscience conceale the great delight you haue alwaies had in the reading of his books, the reuerend opinion, you had of him liuing, & how heauily and passionately, you took his death & departure: therefore to cheare you vp in want of him, I send you here this little booke, his own child, begotten in his life time, but borne after his death: obserue it well, and you shall finde it, not vnlike the father, yea, you shall discerne in it the fathers spirit, and it ⟨image 12⟩doubts not, but to finde entertainment with them, of whom the father was so well respected.
And for my self, I spare to rehearse what interest you have in me, and all my labours, it is no more then you worthily deserve, and shall have in me for ever: you are the fairest flowers in this garden, which in this place, I after others have planted for the Lord (or rather God by us): And two principal pearls in that Crown, which I hope for, at the last day from the Lord my God, whose word at my mouth