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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.
AN EXHORtation to Repentance.
Zephaniah. Chap. 2. ver. 1. 2. Search your selves, even search you ô Nation, not worthy to be beloved: before the Decree come forth, and you be as Chaff, that passeth on a day.
Zephoniah. Chap. 2. ver. 1. 2. Searche your selues, euen searche you ô Nation, not worthy to be beloued: before the Decree come forth, and you bee as Chaffe, that passeth on a day.
The Prophet in the first Chapter of this Prophecy, rebuketh the Jews of three notable crimes, Idolatry, fraud, and cruelty. In this second he exhorts them to Repentance, and withal ⟨p. 2⟩reproveth some of their special sins. In the three first verses he propoundeth the doctrine of Repentance, and addeth some special reasons to move and stir them up to the practise of it. In propounding the doctrine of repentance, he directs it to two sorts of men. First, to the obstinate and impenitent Jews, in the first and second verses. Secondly, to the better sort of them, in the third. So that the sum and substance of these two first verses, is a brief and summary propounding of the doctrine of Repentance to the obstinate Jews. The words contain in them five several points, touching the doctrine of Repentance.